private citizen

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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

She added: “And I was a private citizen, right? I have definitely matured as a lawmaker.”

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2025

She added that those remarks were made when she was a private citizen and not an elected lawmaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

He'll wake up tomorrow morning for the first time in his life as Mr Mountbatten Windsor, private citizen.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

This left him free to wander unescorted through the city, visiting with the Alexandrians as a private citizen.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby