citizenry

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

noun

plural

citizenries 

1. citizens collectively.

citizenry

/ ˈsɪtɪzənrɪ /

noun

1. citizens collectively

Other Word Forms

• undercitizenry noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of citizenry¹

First recorded in 1810–20; citizen + -ry

Example Sentences

Crosswords, for him, are arguments on behalf of things: of what qualifies as “common knowledge,” of what role puzzles should play in informing a citizenry, of how wordplay and slang snake into the mainstream.

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On the other is a U.S. citizenry continuing to band together so the most vulnerable in their communities don’t go hungry.

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“And it’s going to be up to the citizenry to do something about it.”

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Five years later, it’s a very different environment for that work — from the federal government on down to an exhausted and angry citizenry.

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I think it’s always better when you have an informed citizenry.

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Related Words

• community 
• land 
• people 
• public 
• region 
• society 
• state