as in citizens
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis
many of the college students are regarded by the local burghers as obnoxious louts
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Noun
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North Dakota is one of 18 states that allow citizens to propose and vote on amendments to the state constitution.—
Jacob Orledge,
ProPublica,
6 Jan. 2025 -
The database aims to gather standardized information about dietary intake, especially in poorer countries that have traditionally lacked the means to accurately assess the health of their citizens.—
Andrew Jacobs,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Those performances are tourist events geared toward the public, as villagers march during the daytime along the town’s main road.—
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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All throughout the year, Sardinian villagers work together in cooperatives, tending their vineyards and olive orchards and raising pigs for ham and salami.—
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Burghers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burghers. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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