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citizenry

[sit-uh-zuhn-ree, -suhn-]

noun

plural

citizenries 
  1. citizens collectively.



citizenry

/ ˈɪɪə԰ɪ /

noun

  1. citizens collectively

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • undercitizenry noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of citizenry1

First recorded in 1810–20; citizen + -ry
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Vera, the daughter of a Russian father and Korean mother, may be banished to second-class citizenry.

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"Citizens are being pauperized left, right and centre, why does the citizenry of this country deserve so uncaring & heartless a leadership?"

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In the Theater of Dionysus, art and politics converged to nourish an informed, active citizenry capable of guiding Athenian democracy both on and off the stage.

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These assemblies are chosen by lot from the citizenry at large and deliberate on matters of policy, much as trial juries deliberate on matters of civil or criminal liability.

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"This is part of the larger failure of an information ecosystem and education system that have bred an uninformed citizenry that fails to comprehend the danger we are now facing."

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