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citizenry

American  
[sit-uh-zuhn-ree, -suhn-] / ˈsɪt ə zən ri, -sən- /

noun

plural

citizenries

  1. citizens collectively.

citizenry British  
/ ˈsɪtɪzənrɪ /

noun

  1. citizens collectively

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • undercitizenry noun

Etymology

Origin of citizenry

First recorded in 1810–20; citizen + -ry

Example Sentences

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Maybe Roher believes this is what our increasingly gullible, truth-challenged citizenry needs from an explanatory doc: a flashy, kindhearted reminder that we’re the change we need to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Monsanto—about a 186-mile drive northeast of Lisbon—is Portugal at its most primal and pagan, yet with postcards and cordial citizenry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

In 1965, Space City boasted a metropolitan population of 1.4 million in comparison with the Big Apple, which dwarfed that figure with a citizenry of 7.8 million.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025

Experts—including a former ICE official—say that endangers those agents, and violates the trust between law enforcement and the citizenry.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

She enjoyed a front-row seat at a spectacle that the rest of the citizenry learned about in the daily newspaper and on the nightly news.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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