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civilians

NOUN

nonmilitary person

Synonyms

STRONGEST

citizen noncombatant

STRONG

commoner subject

WEAK

civ civvie private citizen

Example Sentences

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Others question whether the City Council is up to the task of overseeing the department of roughly 8,600 officers and 3,600 civilians.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Its figures do not distinguish between combatants and civilians.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Ukraine's military said its forces had struck an elite Russian military drone unit in the area, in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine, and had not targeted civilians.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Palestinians say some civilians who didn’t know where the line was unwittingly came too close.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Instead, they consist of armed civilians and paramilitary—unofficial military combatants who operate similarly to legitimate armed forces.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly