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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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“Concerned citizens are worried. We ought to try to help them, not scare the bejesus out of them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Flock cameras have solved many crimes in Houston, Texas and made it a safer place for law-abiding citizens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Australia said 34 of its citizens were missing in Nepal.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Himalayan Glacier US had 47 guests on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, with two in the group being British citizens.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

However, the overwhelming majority of White Southern citizens, as well as leaders of all stripes—from political, to religious, to civic— continued to resist the Supreme Court’s Brown decision.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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