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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
North Dakota is one of 18 states that allow citizens to propose and vote on amendments to the state constitution.
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Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
The database aims to gather standardized information about dietary intake, especially in poorer countries that have traditionally lacked the means to accurately assess the health of their citizens.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Thousands of South Korean citizens were gathering on Sunday near impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's residence a day before an arrest warrant for him expires.
—Joohee Cho, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
Such a comprehensive system would mitigate disability barriers enabling more disabled citizens to join and remain in the workforce.
—Gian Carlo Pedulla, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
British citizens, for example, can no longer access Binance’s extremely useful educational port, Binance Academy.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
On a recent morning, around 100 citizens lined up in front of a government truck in Dhaka that was selling oil, rice and vegetables at subsidized rates.
—Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Weary citizens continue to suffer under high inflation, which has pushed up prices for essentials like oil and rice.
—Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Some of the bank customers escaped and alerted the police and town citizens.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
The database aims to gather standardized information about dietary intake, especially in poorer countries that have traditionally lacked the means to accurately assess the health of their citizens.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Thousands of South Korean citizens were gathering on Sunday near impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's residence a day before an arrest warrant for him expires.
—Joohee Cho, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
Such a comprehensive system would mitigate disability barriers enabling more disabled citizens to join and remain in the workforce.
—Gian Carlo Pedulla, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
British citizens, for example, can no longer access Binance’s extremely useful educational port, Binance Academy.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
On a recent morning, around 100 citizens lined up in front of a government truck in Dhaka that was selling oil, rice and vegetables at subsidized rates.
—Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Weary citizens continue to suffer under high inflation, which has pushed up prices for essentials like oil and rice.
—Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Some of the bank customers escaped and alerted the police and town citizens.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizens
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All three are Venezuelan nationals, officials said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Five Chinese nationals, who were University of Michigan students at the time, were charged last year after they were caught monitoring a 2023 training exercise at a Michigan Army National Guard facility.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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Those performances are tourist events geared toward the public, as villagers march during the daytime along the town’s main road.—
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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All throughout the year, Sardinian villagers work together in cooperatives, tending their vineyards and olive orchards and raising pigs for ham and salami.—
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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Multiverse of Madness hinted that parallel universes will collide—pitting their inhabitants against one another for survival.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Their stories outraged me and are a testament to the unbowed courage and resilience of our country’s original inhabitants.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizens. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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