citizenry

as in people
formal all the citizens of a place
usually singular
an educated citizenry the citizenry of Boston

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Recent Examples of citizenry Losing the race for Ai dominance by losing the race for nuclear power supremacy while diminishing the wellbeing (and economic productivity in turn) of your citizenry is poor national security strategy. Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 The resulting effect is a citizenry that’s left rudderless and clinging onto whatever is available from the options presented. Fabian Naranjo Gonzalez, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025 That’s why the remaining citizenry must take a stand, literally. Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025 Trump’s show of force is an imposition on a citizenry already aware that its democratic self-governance is tenuous. Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for citizenry
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Noun
  • As 39% of the United Kingdom populace struggles to heat their homes, Edelstyn and Powell huddle under blankets themselves, trying vainly to warm up with endless mugs of tea.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Each district sends two children as tributes to the fight-to-the-death Hunger Games, concocted by the capitol to keep the populace distracted.
    Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The pair took their relationship public in September 2024, a year-and-a-half after Boss’ death.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Proxy advisory firms have long held sway over Wall Street, but their recommendations are even more prominent today, when almost two thirds of the American public has a stake in the stock market .
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Authorities say that one of the main goals of 764 and similar networks is to sow chaos and bring down society.
    Mike Levine, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement This article is part of TIME Longevity, an editorial platform dedicated to exploring how and why people are living longer and what this means for individuals, institutions, and the future of society.
    Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The entry of the American brand helped spur the rise of a thriving coffee culture among the burgeoning middle class of a country that traditionally drank tea, and Starbucks soon became a symbol of Western influence in a more affluent China.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The goal of the program, arranged through the hotel concierge, is to encourage discovery of the soul of an area through bold design, local culture, and meaningful connections.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Citizenry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizenry. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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