private citizen
Example Sentences
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He last attended in 2011 as a private citizen.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
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
His family says he ended his life as a private citizen whose dying wish—literally from his deathbed—was that Hichilema not even be allowed near his casket.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
From a private citizen, this man became the ruler of Syracuse.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
