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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
People are not first of all citizens of any particular nation, we are not separated by the countries in which we were born.
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Rev. Clint Schnekloth Faith Matters, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced today the government has booked 500 seats on commercial airlines for Australian citizens to leave Saturday along with their families.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The law has been applied in a host of lawsuits brought by cities and American citizens who have tried to sue the gun industry over the misuse of their weapons.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Others blame the city’s notorious inability to preserve its iconic history and local communities, with countless landmarks and neighborhoods often bulldozed for the sake of a new highway or commercial development, leaving citizens with only the fading memory of their bygone golden ages.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Average citizens, rather than just media behemoths, can now make their influence felt, amplified by social-media companies such as X that remain outside the progressive blob’s direct control and facilitate their material going viral.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Players can take on the roles of their favorite characters or create new citizens to get wrapped up in the strange goings on.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The Ulmer Münster’s history dates to 1377, when Ulm’s citizens decided to demolish their old parish church.
—Stefanie Dazio and Pietro De Cristofaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Rev. Clint Schnekloth Faith Matters, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced today the government has booked 500 seats on commercial airlines for Australian citizens to leave Saturday along with their families.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The law has been applied in a host of lawsuits brought by cities and American citizens who have tried to sue the gun industry over the misuse of their weapons.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Others blame the city’s notorious inability to preserve its iconic history and local communities, with countless landmarks and neighborhoods often bulldozed for the sake of a new highway or commercial development, leaving citizens with only the fading memory of their bygone golden ages.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Average citizens, rather than just media behemoths, can now make their influence felt, amplified by social-media companies such as X that remain outside the progressive blob’s direct control and facilitate their material going viral.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Players can take on the roles of their favorite characters or create new citizens to get wrapped up in the strange goings on.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The Ulmer Münster’s history dates to 1377, when Ulm’s citizens decided to demolish their old parish church.
—Stefanie Dazio and Pietro De Cristofaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizens
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Adams is facing five federal counts of bribery, corruption, wire fraud and soliciting and accepting donations from foreign nationals.Mark Morales, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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If space allows, other nationals will also be allowed to join.Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Until then, blood-sucking bat-men were something only Europeans had to worry about, as Dracula and his castle-dwelling kin preyed on hapless villagers half a world away.Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
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Seventy villagers were given shelter in the nearby monastery and school, with residents also opening up their homes to 30 fleeing the violence nearby, according to monastery officials.Zoya Awky, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Thorpe is a longtime campaigner for a treaty between Australia and its first inhabitants, the BBC reported.Simon Perry, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Indeed, the pyramids, oriented to the stars, bore witness to the daily rhythms of the city’s inhabitants, a people very much influenced by their setting.Elissa Garay, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Citizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizens. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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