1
as in nationals
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
conscientious citizens who regard voting as a duty as well as a right
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as in villagers
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis
claimed that the good citizens of the town were sick of high property taxes
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Recent Examples of citizens
Regional countries have begun to act against the crime flourishing inside Cambodia’s borders that has ensnared their citizens.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Six citizens were arrested for impeding and threatening to kill agents.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
An audit is required annually by every city; however, an in-depth forensic audit should be performed to account for all dollars spent in order to provide complete transparency to our citizens.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Federal courts generally require plaintiffs to show a specific, personal injury to establish standing—a high bar for citizens objecting to government property decisions since courts often dismiss cases brought by citizens without a direct stake.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
For travelers who do go to the country, the Department encouraged them to purchase travel insurance since the government provides little support for citizens when traveling internationally.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Many have become too afraid to go about their daily lives and leave their homes — regardless of their legal status, as both immigrants with legal status and US citizens have been detained and arrested over the past year.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Six citizens were arrested for impeding and threatening to kill agents.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
An audit is required annually by every city; however, an in-depth forensic audit should be performed to account for all dollars spent in order to provide complete transparency to our citizens.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Federal courts generally require plaintiffs to show a specific, personal injury to establish standing—a high bar for citizens objecting to government property decisions since courts often dismiss cases brought by citizens without a direct stake.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
For travelers who do go to the country, the Department encouraged them to purchase travel insurance since the government provides little support for citizens when traveling internationally.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Many have become too afraid to go about their daily lives and leave their homes — regardless of their legal status, as both immigrants with legal status and US citizens have been detained and arrested over the past year.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizens
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Four people were rescued — two French and two Nepali nationals — and five Nepalis were able to make their own way back to base camp, located at 4,900 meters (16,070 feet).—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Networks often order fast nationals from Nielsen to get a preliminary number for a major event.—
Richard Deitsch,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the Isan region of Thailand, an ancestral spirit named Ba Yan has been worshiped by villagers for generations.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The film, which Jacir has spent eight years developing, centers on a group of Palestinian villagers whose lives are upended by British occupation, tracing the birth of a national movement that reverberates through generations.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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The houses, often apartments inside the city’s tall residential buildings, strike so much fear among residents that anyone willing to live there can negotiate hefty discounts in one of the world’s most expensive property markets.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The death toll from heavy floods in central Vietnam has risen to 13, the government said Friday, as residents of the flooded city of Hoi An started cleanup operations as the water levels began to subside.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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From Jason Voorhees terrorizing all visitors of Camp Crystal Lake to Michael Myers persistently haunting the inhabitants of Haddonfield, Illinois, horror movies have relied on the silence and mystique of their main antagonists for decades.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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This mountain town of about 60,000 inhabitants was called home by a group of six athletes who would eventually become ski superstars in the 1950s.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizens. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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