citizenry
noun
cit·i·zen·ry
ˈsi-tə-zən-rē 
also -sən-
plural citizenries
: a whole body of citizens
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They were both denied serving as President of the United States due to a malfunctioning Electoral College, which did not accurately reflect the will of the voting citizenry [each won the popular vote but not the electoral vote].
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2024
Even more important, the social contract that tied Erdogan to the citizenry will come under pressure.
—Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2023
Chile’s real-life referendum happened in 1988; Larraín casts a hilariously paranoid Gael García Bernal as the advertising executive tasked with selling removal to a cautious citizenry living in a climate of fear and consequences.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
Transparency is too important to a flourishing Republic and an informed citizenry to be handed off to subordinates.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2024
Even more important, the social contract that tied Erdogan to the citizenry will come under pressure.
—Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2023
Chile’s real-life referendum happened in 1988; Larraín casts a hilariously paranoid Gael García Bernal as the advertising executive tasked with selling removal to a cautious citizenry living in a climate of fear and consequences.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
Transparency is too important to a flourishing Republic and an informed citizenry to be handed off to subordinates.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Citizenry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citizenry. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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