Citizenry

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The group of all citizens; citizens taken collectively. countable, uncountable

    "It's one of the main selling points of the prison business: that they keep the sexually non-conformist or "deviant" out of sight of the respectable citizenry, especially to "protect" the children."

  2. 2
    the body of citizens of a state or country wordnet

Synonyms

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body politiccommon mancommonwealthcommunitycommunity at largeconstituency

Example

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"The revolt was led by the southern citizenry."

Etymology

From citizen + -ry.

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