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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
After a poker game involving John Constantine and Jason Blood (alter ego of Etrigan the Demon) goes off the rails, average citizens suddenly start killing people, believing their victims to be demons.
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Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
The vast majority of citizens no longer trust that hard work pays off and belief in the American dream has hit a record low.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Five Portuguese nationals, three British citizens, two Canadians, two South Koreans, one French person, one Swiss and one Ukrainian were also among the deceased, police said.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and arrests, and requires warrants with probable cause of a crime before seizing a person or property.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Jurors hear evidence in open court, deliberate with other citizens about the issues and return verdicts that reflect community standards, in ways that backroom deals and private arbitration cannot.
—Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Several embassies have warned citizens against traveling to the mining site area due to the ongoing health risks.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the president’s war powers, as outlined in the Constitution, are usually limited to events where groups have done harm to the United States or its citizens.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The world’s fifth-largest economy is looking to cushion the blow, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising to lower the tax burden on citizens during an annual speech to mark India’s independence.
—Afp, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2025
Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
The vast majority of citizens no longer trust that hard work pays off and belief in the American dream has hit a record low.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Five Portuguese nationals, three British citizens, two Canadians, two South Koreans, one French person, one Swiss and one Ukrainian were also among the deceased, police said.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and arrests, and requires warrants with probable cause of a crime before seizing a person or property.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Jurors hear evidence in open court, deliberate with other citizens about the issues and return verdicts that reflect community standards, in ways that backroom deals and private arbitration cannot.
—Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Several embassies have warned citizens against traveling to the mining site area due to the ongoing health risks.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the president’s war powers, as outlined in the Constitution, are usually limited to events where groups have done harm to the United States or its citizens.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The world’s fifth-largest economy is looking to cushion the blow, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising to lower the tax burden on citizens during an annual speech to mark India’s independence.
—Afp, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizens
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A number of foreign nationals are also among the casualties and injured, local officials said.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Two Ohio men and 22 Chinese nationals are charged with trafficking drugs to mix with fentanyl and increase its strength, federal officials announced Wednesday.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Though Smith was charged with four counts of assault for scaring and endangering the villagers, troopers did not say he was involved in his mother’s death.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fifteen years ago, Mexican attorney Alma Barraza immersed herself in a legal fight to win fair compensation for indigent villagers who lost their property when the government seized land to build a dam.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The company will pick up items like yard and food waste from residents.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Weak shaking was observed in Glenbrook and the surrounding area, where several residents reported experiencing the tremor, according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Keeping a zoo clean and livable for its animal inhabitants guzzles a lot of power.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Sep. 2025
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But unlike the billions of other web-using inhabitants of planet Earth, the 72-year-old Canter feels an ever-so-slight twinge of culpability for all that digital junk that rockets across the internet each day.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizens. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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