citizenry
noun
cit·i·zen·ry
ˈsi-tə-zən-rē 
also -sən-
plural citizenries
: a whole body of citizens
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The goal of influence operations is to engineer a shift in enemy decision-making by shaping the views of the citizenry.
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David Shedd, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
Mauritius may have gambled with its national dowry, but its consideration for a destitute citizenry wasn’t merely notional.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
This modification will be manifest to that degree to which the descendants of immigrants constitute our future citizenry.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
The area was created by state and federal agencies as well as local citizenry during the Great Depression, after the Works Progress Administration developed a plan to improve land use in the region while helping families get income.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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David Shedd, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
Mauritius may have gambled with its national dowry, but its consideration for a destitute citizenry wasn’t merely notional.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
This modification will be manifest to that degree to which the descendants of immigrants constitute our future citizenry.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
The area was created by state and federal agencies as well as local citizenry during the Great Depression, after the Works Progress Administration developed a plan to improve land use in the region while helping families get income.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Citizenry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citizenry. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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