freemen

noun

plural of freeman
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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Recent Examples of freemen So did his friendly rival, John Adams, who wrote of his dream ‘…to see rising in America an empire of liberty, and a prospect of two or three hundred millions of freemen, without one noble or one king among them. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
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citizens
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  • Singapore’s passport offers citizens visa-free access to 192 countries, the highest number in the world.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026
  • Local issue Republican Nicholas Reinecker and Democrat Curt Skoog both said that real property tax reform would need to be done at the local level with citizens attending meetings and running for office.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
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