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plural of citizen.

citizens

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commonwealth n.
country n.
people n.
public n.

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commonwealth

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federation society

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citizenry commonality democracy nation people polity republic

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body politic

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country

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community land people public region society state

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citizenry commonwealth constituents electors homeland inhabitants kingdom polity populace realm soil terrain voters

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grassroots native land patria sovereign state

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city metropolis urbanity

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people

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community crowd family folk nation population public society

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bodies bourgeois clan commonality folks heads herd horde humanity humankind humans inhabitants kin masses mob mortals multitude nationality persons plebeians populace proletariat race tribe

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John/Jane Q. Public body politic common people general public hoi polloi human race person in the street rabble rank and file riffraff

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animals plants

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public

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audience community country electorate everyone nation people populace population society

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bodies buyers clientele commonalty followers following heads masses mob multitude patrons suite supporters voters

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men and women

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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has sealed borders with fences, walls and land mines to prevent citizens from escaping to South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Myanmar this month pledged "safe and dignified" returns for its citizens displaced abroad.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Currently, Connecticut’s just-cause eviction laws only cover senior citizens and people with disabilities in buildings with more than five units.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

It also repeated a warning for foreign citizens, including diplomats, to leave Kyiv.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The good citizens of Alexandriaville, Ohio, should not allow the demented Mr. Lemoncello to continue to control what went on inside their new public library.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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