citizens

noun

plural of citizen
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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2
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 Turns out, the government appears to be targeting immigrants who are now citizens with these voter fraud accusations. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The percentage of voting-age citizens who live in states that offer at least one option for voting before Election Day has increased from 40% to 97% since 2000, according to the nonprofit Center for Election Innovation & Research. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026 Despite its shortcomings – and its failure to prevent dispossession and repression – Israeli citizenship has still been taken particularly seriously by Palestinian citizens. — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 Harry and Meghan, who remain private citizens and not working royals, made their first joint public appearance last week in Nottingham, visiting community organizations. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Many Muslim-Americans feel as though their faith is being used as a cudgel against them in a political world that sometimes treats Muslim candidates as outsiders, rather than citizens. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 The administration was bungling the withdrawal and struggled to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies amid the chaos. — Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 In October 2025, the government launched AutoGov through its TAMM app—a unified digital platform that centralizes over 1,000 smart government services for citizens, residents, businesses, and visitors in Abu Dhabi. — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizens
  1. nationals
  2. villagers
  3. residents
  4. inhabitants
Noun
  • As many as 10 other Americans, including dual nationals, remain in Russian custody.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Three other Haitian nationals living illegally in the United States — Wilbert Jean Baptiste, Louis Jean and Jhensly Charles — were also arrested, according to DHS.
    — Michael Sinkewicz , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of nationals
Noun
  • Fischer and Wilson’s bawdy fable is predominately about how this flammable hunk makes the rest of the villagers burn up with jealousy.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That’s what the Prophet Muhammad was doing in exhibiting restraint with the angry villagers.
    — Casper ter Kuile, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of villagers
Noun
  • And so far, things seem to be operating smoothly — something local residents have grown to expect, given the high caliber of local elections officials and the careful oversight of political parties.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Cook County commissioners are looking to take a digital leap to help protect residents’ data from the grasp of immigration enforcement agents.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of residents
Noun
  • Rugged island Flores, located in the southeast of the Indonesian archipelago, is one of a handful of islands in the world’s most populous Muslim nation with a Christian majority, with 80% of its two million inhabitants identifying as Roman Catholic.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Montaukett, the original inhabitants of the Hamptons, were stripped of their land and tribal rights a century ago.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizens. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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