citizenry
noun
cit·i·zen·ry
ˈsi-tə-zən-rē 
also -sən-
plural citizenries
: a whole body of citizens
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After a military coup in 1961, the new authoritarian leadership tied its economic program to the cultivation of a citizenry that was smaller and better educated.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Democracy dies from an uneducated, uniformed and illiterate citizenry.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
As diversity and equity programs are under attack by the White House, a handful of folks are happy to make every critical decision to benefit the smaller, more powerful and less diverse citizenry.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
City government and departmental happenings were covered in a manner that helped to better inform the town citizenry.
—Tom Redman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Democracy dies from an uneducated, uniformed and illiterate citizenry.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
As diversity and equity programs are under attack by the White House, a handful of folks are happy to make every critical decision to benefit the smaller, more powerful and less diverse citizenry.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
City government and departmental happenings were covered in a manner that helped to better inform the town citizenry.
—Tom Redman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Citizenry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citizenry. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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