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
Recently, the nation of Hungary – standing at a democratic crossroads – met the moment, with record numbers of citizens turning out to elect a new leader, Péter Magyar.
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Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Rolling digital blackouts in Russian cities have touched a nerve with ordinary citizens and public pushback against Russian President Vladimir Putin is emerging.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
In 2016, concerned citizens petitioned for an independent prosecutor to prosecute the Chicago police officer who killed Laquan McDonald.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
With the war in its fifth year, talks stalled and sanctions biting deeper, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ratings are falling and citizens are voicing despair.
—Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Expect military processions, a major banquet, visits to the legislature, and opportunities for the visiting dignitaries to see the other nation’s citizens.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
Concerned citizens can also enroll in the State Department's Safe Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive travel and security updates.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
All of our citizens [should] be able to live a healthy life.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 25 Apr. 2026
Another challenge came in the form of how to describe three and a half years, beginning in March 1942, that Mirikitani spent at the Tule Lake incarceration camp in Northern California, alongside thousands of other Japanese American citizens.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Rolling digital blackouts in Russian cities have touched a nerve with ordinary citizens and public pushback against Russian President Vladimir Putin is emerging.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
In 2016, concerned citizens petitioned for an independent prosecutor to prosecute the Chicago police officer who killed Laquan McDonald.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
With the war in its fifth year, talks stalled and sanctions biting deeper, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ratings are falling and citizens are voicing despair.
—Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Expect military processions, a major banquet, visits to the legislature, and opportunities for the visiting dignitaries to see the other nation’s citizens.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
Concerned citizens can also enroll in the State Department's Safe Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive travel and security updates.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
All of our citizens [should] be able to live a healthy life.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 25 Apr. 2026
Another challenge came in the form of how to describe three and a half years, beginning in March 1942, that Mirikitani spent at the Tule Lake incarceration camp in Northern California, alongside thousands of other Japanese American citizens.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizens
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Among those onboard were two Kenyan nationals, while the rest were South Sudanese, officials said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of community members rallied Sunday in North Miami to call on federal leaders to extend Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitian nationals at risk of deportation.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Mamanuca Environmental Society’s team, which includes tourist operators and villagers, has its own initiatives to plant mangroves.—
MIchelle Duff,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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The joke is on the cowardly villagers, and on Hoja himself, all of whom now have to live in a village terrorized by two war elephants instead of one.—
Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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Much of Lofton’s research looks at developing a multi-level, multi-component food system intervention to address food insecurity inequities amongst Black American residents living in predominantly Black communities.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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When money was low, one of the residents would pick whatever was left in the garden to make a huge pot of soup to share with others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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The updraft knifed through the building, whose inhabitants were already suffering without heat or power for much of the winter as Russia pounded Ukraine’s energy system.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The decades-old attraction has been closed since last September when its more than 30 inhabitants were relocated elsewhere in the park.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizens. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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