citizenry
noun
cit·i·zen·ry
ˈsi-tə-zən-rē 
also -sən-
plural citizenries
: a whole body of citizens
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The money sets the stage for a potentially lopsided battle of opposing world views splattered across social media platforms and print mailers or expressed at doorsteps, as the campaigns seek to compel the citizenry to vote in the June primary.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
But the fault lies more with the citizenry than with scholarship.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Perhaps the most radical element of republicanism was that the nation’s sovereignty would be held by its citizenry rather than by a monarch or an autocrat.
—Tyler Green, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
But the fault lies more with the citizenry than with scholarship.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
But the fault lies more with the citizenry than with scholarship.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Perhaps the most radical element of republicanism was that the nation’s sovereignty would be held by its citizenry rather than by a monarch or an autocrat.
—Tyler Green, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
But the fault lies more with the citizenry than with scholarship.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for citizenry
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“Citizenry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citizenry. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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