Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Citizens considered as a group.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The general body of citizens; the inhabitants of a city as opposed to country people, or the mass of people in common life as opposed to the military, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The group of all
citizens .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the body of citizens of a state or country
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Examples
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Assumption Number Two: If the citizenry is an armed mob, then the forces of government, the police, etc., are always just, fair, and efficient, ready to protect you when trouble comes.
When Only the Cops Have Guns, Who Watches the Watchers? 2006
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Do any of these countries have such a diverse population where over a quarter of the citizenry is made up of African or Hispanic decendants?
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The US citizenry is helplessly (and for the most part, blindly) accepting whatever edicts are brought down "from on high" because they ~all~ now contain significant references to terrorism and Security of the Homeland; as a result, no one is even noticing!
Who's watching the Watchmen Canadian silver bug/Green Assassin Brigade 2009
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"At a time when Americans are confronted with increasingly challenging environmental choices, we learn that our citizenry is by and large both uninformed and misinformed."
Bill Chameides: The Sorry State of Environmental Journalism Bill Chameides 2010
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When your toooo busy accepting $$$ from lobbyist, the welfare of the citizenry is nae important.
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Do any of these countries have such a diverse population where over a quarter of the citizenry is made up of African or Hispanic decendants?
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To an extent, they have a point – the general citizenry is under no obligation to be sensitive.
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As the Founders declared an educated and intelligent citizenry is important for the continuance of our democracy.
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‘Because a well-equipped and well-practiced military eligible citizenry is necessary to keep a nation free, ...’
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But now, the American citizenry is deeply concerned and engaged with the political process - which is a very good thing. patNY
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