as in citizens
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately
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Recent Examples of nationals
Clay was an 18-year-old amateur then, the Louisville golden boy who’d already captured eight regional Golden Gloves and two nationals.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The limited series depicts Hamas‘ 2023 surprise attack which killed 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and kidnapped 251 others.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
But in total, 475 people, mostly Korean nationals, were arrested, suspected of living and working in the US illegally.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The hundreds, if not thousands, of African nationals now fighting a high-intensity war in Ukraine may reimport similar destabilizing dynamics to the continent, and to the Sahel specifically, when a ceasefire in Ukraine is achieved.
—Alia Brahimi, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Belarus' state news agency Belta said the prisoners freed on Thursday included 14 foreign nationals from Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, France, Britain and Germany.
—Andrius Sytas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Since 2018, only citizens, tax residents, and nationals of Australia and Singapore have been exempt from this condition.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Six Chinese nationals were recently detained in Subic Bay on espionage charges, further heightening mistrust.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
However, some less-than-supportive viewers were quick to nitpick her glam choices for nationals, including her makeup for the final round.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The limited series depicts Hamas‘ 2023 surprise attack which killed 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and kidnapped 251 others.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
But in total, 475 people, mostly Korean nationals, were arrested, suspected of living and working in the US illegally.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The hundreds, if not thousands, of African nationals now fighting a high-intensity war in Ukraine may reimport similar destabilizing dynamics to the continent, and to the Sahel specifically, when a ceasefire in Ukraine is achieved.
—Alia Brahimi, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Belarus' state news agency Belta said the prisoners freed on Thursday included 14 foreign nationals from Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, France, Britain and Germany.
—Andrius Sytas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Since 2018, only citizens, tax residents, and nationals of Australia and Singapore have been exempt from this condition.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Six Chinese nationals were recently detained in Subic Bay on espionage charges, further heightening mistrust.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
However, some less-than-supportive viewers were quick to nitpick her glam choices for nationals, including her makeup for the final round.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationals
citizens
Noun
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According to a September 11 survey, Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say it is justified for citizens to resort to violence in order to achieve political goals.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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It’s struck fear in the hearts of panicked citizens.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Nationals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationals. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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