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citizens

NOUN

commonwealth

Synonyms

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federation society

STRONG

citizenry commonality democracy nation people polity republic

WEAK

body politic

NOUN

country

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community land people public region society state

STRONG

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

WEAK

grassroots native land patria sovereign state

Antonyms

WEAK

city metropolis urbanity

NOUN

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

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

animals plants

NOUN

public

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

WEAK

men and women

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“For the first time in years, there is a critical mass of citizens who are done pretending that what they see before their eyes isn’t really there,” Daum wrote on her Substack.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Nigeria has become the latest African state to repatriate some of its citizens from South Africa following a rise in anti-migrant sentiments in the country.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to break up a protest in the central town of Nanyuki against the construction of an Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

On Tuesday, the US embassy in Kenya issued a warning for its citizens in Nanyuki over the protests.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

As if striving to say something even less helpful, New York’s top civil defense official said, “As far as shelters for the majority of our citizens is concerned—of course, we don’t have any.”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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