citizenry

[ sit-uh-zuh n-ree, -suh n- ]

/ ˈsɪt ə zən ri, -sən- /

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noun, plural cit·i·zen·ries.

citizens collectively.

Nearby words

citizen kane, citizen science, citizen's arrest, citizen's charter, citizeness, citizenry, citizens band, citizens' band, citizenship, citizenship papers, citlaltepetl

Origin of citizenry

First recorded in 1810–20; citizen + -ry

Related forms

un·der·cit·i·zen·ry, noun, plural un·der·cit·i·zen·ries.

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Examples from the Web for citizenry

That is the difference between the protections embedded in our Bill of Rights and the lived lives of our citizenry.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it is too early to tell if the changes he helped unleash will prove sustainable, or if they will broadly serve our citizenry.
Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Chinese citizenry look outward too, but the relationship is often commercial, not cultural.
Chinese Tourists Are Taking Hong Kong Protest Selfies|Brendon Hong|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still, the Chinese citizenry is not likely to sympathize much with Gu.
China’s Jackie O, Gu Kailai, Faces Quick Justice in ‘Trial of the Century’|Melinda Liu|August 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST

That annoying responsibility stuff comes from three words that are anathema to the Tea Partiers: United American citizenry.
Stephen King: Tax Me, for F@%&’s Sake!|Stephen King|April 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Therefore, one cannot understand the apple-tree unless one knows something of its citizenry.
The Apple-Tree|L. H. Bailey
There was no such thing as a citizenry trained to artillery.
Our Army at the Front|Heywood Broun
There must be a social contract among the citizenry to obey a certain sovereign.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly
The Seattle citizenry, for the first time in some weeks, recalled the existence of the stars.
The Sky Line of Spruce|Edison Marshall
For a planetary savior he was personally doing in an awful lot of the citizenry.
Sense of Obligation|Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)

British Dictionary definitions for citizenry

citizenry

/ (ˈsɪtɪzənrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

citizens collectively

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