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
According to a September 11 survey, Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say it is justified for citizens to resort to violence in order to achieve political goals.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
It’s struck fear in the hearts of panicked citizens.
—Michael Taube, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Some of the South Korean citizens who were arrested arrived with short-term visas or under a visa waiver program to help oversee the plant’s construction, the New York Times reported.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
During some of these interactions, immigrants and American citizens alike have reported feeling racially profiled.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The decision would have major consequences for voters in Kansas City and across Missouri, effectively stifling the ability for citizens to pass constitutional amendments at the ballot box.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Of all the 19 hijackers, 15 were citizens of Saudi Arabia.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 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
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
It’s struck fear in the hearts of panicked citizens.
—Michael Taube, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Some of the South Korean citizens who were arrested arrived with short-term visas or under a visa waiver program to help oversee the plant’s construction, the New York Times reported.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
During some of these interactions, immigrants and American citizens alike have reported feeling racially profiled.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The decision would have major consequences for voters in Kansas City and across Missouri, effectively stifling the ability for citizens to pass constitutional amendments at the ballot box.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Of all the 19 hijackers, 15 were citizens of Saudi Arabia.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizens
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Tensions are high after Homeland Security detained 475 people, more than 300 of them South Korean nationals, at a Hyundai electric battery plant in Savannah, Georgia.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Six Chinese nationals were recently detained in Subic Bay on espionage charges, further heightening mistrust.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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But something in Chocolat—the tale of a single mother, Vianne, who opens a chocolate shop in front of the church, on the first day of Lent, in a tiny, conservative French village, setting the villagers at loggerheads—had captured the public imagination.—
Joanne Harris
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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With the support of villagers and a French smuggler, Grau embarks on a dangerous mission that jeopardizes his own life and that of his family, while reigniting wounds from the still-recent Spanish Civil War.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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People without health insurance cannot access services, services in the county are fragmented, and low income creates additional barriers for residents, especially residents of color, the story found.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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Just as scary as the grotesque creatures outside are the factionalism and paranoia of the residents inside.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The film begins with a flashback scene to the beginning of the rage virus, then flashes forward 28 years to an isolated island near the Scottish Highlands, where its inhabitants are isolated from the zombie-like creatures that roam the mainland.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And sticking close to home may pay untold dividends for inhabitants’ mental health, Gorman said.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizens. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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