the citizenrynoun [ S, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən.ri/us/ˈsɪt̬.ə.zən.ri/formalthe group of people who live in a particular city, town, area, or country:
The country's citizenry is/are more politically aware than in the past.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Republics & kingdoms
- banana republic
- commonwealth
- crown
- dominion
- duchy
- dukedom
- earldom
- emirate
- kingdom
- monarchy
- principality
- realm
- republic
- sheikhdom
- sultanate
- territorial
- the body politic
- the Reich