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citizens

NOUN

commonwealth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

federation society

STRONG

citizenry commonality democracy nation people polity republic

WEAK

body politic

NOUN

country

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community land people public region society state

STRONG

citizenry commonwealth constituents electors homeland inhabitants kingdom polity populace realm soil terrain voters

WEAK

grassroots native land patria sovereign state

Antonyms

WEAK

city metropolis urbanity

NOUN

people

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community crowd family folk nation population public society

STRONG

bodies bourgeois clan commonality folks heads herd horde humanity humankind humans inhabitants kin masses mob mortals multitude nationality persons plebeians populace proletariat race tribe

WEAK

John/Jane Q. Public body politic common people general public hoi polloi human race person in the street rabble rank and file riffraff

Antonyms

WEAK

animals plants

NOUN

public

Synonyms

STRONGEST

audience community country electorate everyone nation people populace population society

STRONG

bodies buyers clientele commonalty followers following heads masses mob multitude patrons suite supporters voters

WEAK

men and women

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Land ownership in Barbuda is collective, meaning that individual citizens have the right to occupy a plot of land by applying for a lease, but technically, they do not privately own it.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Suggesting Americans remain free from surveillance because they could abandon smartphones entirely feels a little like saying citizens remain free from public monitoring because they could stop leaving their homes.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

India’s youthful population is more interested in domestic consumption—buying cars, houses, and so on—than citizens in export-focused nations like China and Japan.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Patriotism should include gratitude for America’s freedoms while also encouraging citizens to improve the country when it falls short of its ideals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

There are about twenty of us, a mix of code breakers and local citizens.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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