as in citizens
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
after eight years of residency, you will be granted the status of freeman
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The drop follows the nationwide, bipartisan backlash to the massive immigration enforcement operation in the Minneapolis area; the killings of two American citizens at the hands of federal agents there; and a shakeup in Department of Homeland Security leadership.—
Julia Ingram,
CBS News,
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As many as eight thousand citizens were massacred.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Freemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freemen. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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