citizenry

CEFRC1

/sˈɪtɪzənri/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    All the citizens of a country or place.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The group of all citizens; citizens taken collectively.

Examples

  • Accountability is in the interest of the Government and the citizenry alike.

  • The revolt was led by the southern citizenry.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

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In context

  • 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.

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The entire blank protested against the new tax law in the capital.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From citizen + -ry. Displaced native Old English burgwaru.