private citizen

Example Sentences

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Jewish Insider published what it called an exposé revealing that the mayor’s wife Rama Duwaji, a private citizen who holds no public office, had liked social media posts sympathetic to Palestinian rights.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

Sadie Weldon, a private citizen, sought to depose the Lilith Fund’s deputy director using a special Texas mechanism called a 202 petition that allows people to investigate a potential claim before filing suit.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026

He’s a private citizen who wrote books and gave interviews critical of Western policy on Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

That could include mentions of Trump, experts said, who was a private citizen over the course of his infamous friendship with Epstein through the mid-2000s.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Francesco Sforza became Duke of Milan from being a private citizen because he was armed.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli