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
But ensuring our democracy endures requires working toward reconciling our individual rights with our responsibilities as collective citizens of a pluralistic society.
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Steven D. Reske, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Experts fear that many more people could die if citizens become afraid of going to the hospital for other ailments, like malaria, measles and malnutrition.
—Erikas Mwisi, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
Eligible citizens are able to register or reregister to vote at their county elections office, polling place or vote centers and cast a ballot.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
According to the Russian human rights organization OVD-Info, over 20,000 Russian citizens have been detained since 2022 for expressing antiwar opinions, including online.
—Benjamin Nathans, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
Calderon, other citizens, and city council members submitted maps, utilizing online computer software.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
American citizens who had been in the three countries could re-enter the United States.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 May 2026
This is similar to the way returning citizens face civic exclusion after incarceration.
—Shianne Leclaire, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
We, producers, distributors, exhibitors, filmmakers, screenwriters, technicians, cinema workers, and above all citizens, no longer wish to remain spectators.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Steven D. Reske, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Experts fear that many more people could die if citizens become afraid of going to the hospital for other ailments, like malaria, measles and malnutrition.
—Erikas Mwisi, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
Eligible citizens are able to register or reregister to vote at their county elections office, polling place or vote centers and cast a ballot.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
According to the Russian human rights organization OVD-Info, over 20,000 Russian citizens have been detained since 2022 for expressing antiwar opinions, including online.
—Benjamin Nathans, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
Calderon, other citizens, and city council members submitted maps, utilizing online computer software.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
American citizens who had been in the three countries could re-enter the United States.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 May 2026
This is similar to the way returning citizens face civic exclusion after incarceration.
—Shianne Leclaire, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
We, producers, distributors, exhibitors, filmmakers, screenwriters, technicians, cinema workers, and above all citizens, no longer wish to remain spectators.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizens
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Five Italian nationals, including a mother and her daughter, died while scuba diving in the deep underwater cave in the Maldives, according to Italian and Maldivian officials.—
Clark Bentson,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Two American nationals were arrested Sunday in Japan after one of them entered the monkey enclosure at a zoo where a baby macaque named Punch became a global internet sensation earlier this year, police said Monday.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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To contain and observe those elephants, the villagers use firecrackers, electric fences, and – in one image Shah finds particularly resonant – eyes painted onto tree trunks, a human appeal to the forest to look back and see them.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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In 2019, Mohsin went to pick up his mother at her vegetable stand in Nyala, South Darfur, when armed men stormed the area and shot villagers at random.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Most of the residents of the Hamad Building had lived there for decades.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Many residents urged council members to reject a pause and approve a permanent ban instead.—
Drew Aunkst,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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In Paula’s building, conversely, the blinds are all at least semi-closed, as though its inhabitants have become wise to the idea that anyone could be looking in.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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Chimaeras are among the most mysterious inhabitants of the deep ocean, the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizens. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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