1
as in national
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 villager
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 citizen
Federal judges have found that the administration violated the First Amendment by targeting noncitizen students and faculty for deportation based on pro-Palestinian advocacy, with one judge ruling that non-citizens lawfully present in the United States have the same free speech rights as citizens.
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Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Recently, the government has sought to encourage its citizens to have more pregnancies.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the entire investigation began with a single citizen complaint about a suspicious home in Walnut.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
And literally killing citizens in the streets.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Recently, the government has sought to encourage its citizens to have more pregnancies.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the entire investigation began with a single citizen complaint about a suspicious home in Walnut.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
And literally killing citizens in the streets.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizen
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The crews, made up of 15 foreign nationals, were taken into custody and referred to Iran’s judicial authorities, according to Iranian state media.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The war was Israel's response to Hamas' October 2023 attack that left at least 1,665 Israelis and foreign nationals dead.—
Jasper Ward,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Attackers kill 3, abduct 11 in Nigeria ABUJA, Nigeria -- Gunmen killed three villagers and abducted 11 people, including a Catholic priest, during a predawn attack in northwest Nigeria on Saturday, church officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Gunmen killed three villagers and abducted 11 people, including a Catholic priest, in a predawn attack on the priest’s residence in Kaduna state.—
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Khanna said his office had been flooded with calls and emails as the mixed messaging left many local residents fearful.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, Altadena Town Council leadership is working to connect the resident with nonprofit organizations that may be able to provide financial assistance to help relocate the RV onto their property.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The rest of the world’s living inhabitants don’t have it so good.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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Its provinces, including Albacete, form part of what is known as ’empty Spain’, given their inhabitants often move from the countryside to the big cities for work.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizen. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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