Citizenry
noun
All the people who live in a country and have the right to be involved in its politics.
The general welfare of the citizenry should be the top priority for any government.
Often appears as...
- concerned citizenry
- active citizenry
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Formal
Academic
noun
All the people who live in a country and have the right to be involved in its politics.
The general welfare of the citizenry should be the top priority for any government.
Often appears as...
- concerned citizenry
- active citizenry
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Political Inclusion
Emphasizes the rights of inhabitants to participate in politics.
The new policy aims to increase the citizenry's engagement in local elections.
Pro Tip 2/3Collective Identity
Refers to the community as a whole, focusing on their collective rights and duties.
The city's citizenry banded together to advocate for safer streets.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Voters
Expands beyond just voting to all forms of political involvement, like protests.
The nation's citizenry showed their power through peaceful demonstrations.
Pro Tip 1/3Political Inclusion
Emphasizes the rights of inhabitants to participate in politics.
The new policy aims to increase the citizenry's engagement in local elections.
Pro Tip 2/3Collective Identity
Refers to the community as a whole, focusing on their collective rights and duties.
The city's citizenry banded together to advocate for safer streets.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Voters
Expands beyond just voting to all forms of political involvement, like protests.
The nation's citizenry showed their power through peaceful demonstrations.
Pro Tip 1/3Political Inclusion
Emphasizes the rights of inhabitants to participate in politics.
The new policy aims to increase the citizenry's engagement in local elections.
Pro Tip 2/3Collective Identity
Refers to the community as a whole, focusing on their collective rights and duties.
The city's citizenry banded together to advocate for safer streets.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Voters
Expands beyond just voting to all forms of political involvement, like protests.
The nation's citizenry showed their power through peaceful demonstrations.
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How is power divided in...
or for as long as they want to stay. Our democracy depends on an informed citizenry, so it is our duty to know how it works and what authority each branch of government has over its citizens. Besides voting, chances are that some time in your life you'll be called upon to participate in your government,
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America’s most just...
an unprecedented wealth gap in the country today between the rich and the poor and it's made our citizenry angry as divided in our country the stock market recently has done a pretty good job of rectifying this by pushing the helm from the top
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Dear Facebook, this is...
just like the rest of society. It is time for our governments to step up and do their jobs of protecting our citizenry. And while there isn't one magical piece of legislation that will fix this all,
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How is power divided in...
or for as long as they want to stay. Our democracy depends on an informed citizenry, so it is our duty to know how it works and what authority each branch of government has over its citizens. Besides voting, chances are that some time in your life you'll be called upon to participate in your government,
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America’s most just...
an unprecedented wealth gap in the country today between the rich and the poor and it's made our citizenry angry as divided in our country the stock market recently has done a pretty good job of rectifying this by pushing the helm from the top
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Dear Facebook, this is...
just like the rest of society. It is time for our governments to step up and do their jobs of protecting our citizenry. And while there isn't one magical piece of legislation that will fix this all,
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Sharron Angle
American Politician
You can make more money on unemployment than you can going down and getting one of those jobs that is an honest job, but it doesn't pay as much. And so, that's what's happened to us is that we have put in so much entitlement into our government, that we really have spoiled our citizenry and said you don't want the jobs that are available.
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Samantha Power
Irish Public Servant
The media is an ally when it comes to showing the truth about terrorist groups. Attacking the media will not produce a more compliant citizenry. It will produce a more alienated, suspicious and disenfranchised public, one more likely to chafe under a government's attempts at control, all to the benefit of terrorist groups.
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Andrew Solomon
Writer
I started traveling out of curiosity, but I have come to believe in travel's political importance, that encouraging a nation's citizenry to travel may be as important as encouraging school attendance, environmental conservation, or national thrift. You cannot understand the otherness of places you have not encountered.
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Jonathan Haidt
American Psychologist
Conservatives tend to see the world more in terms of good-versus-evil and, for some of them, the nightmare is a disarmed citizenry that can be preyed upon by criminals. They know that having a gun in the house would increase the risk of an accident for a member of their family, but they're willing to take that risk.
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Christie Hefner
American Businesswoman
Access to legitimate information and thoughtful analysis is the lifeblood of a democracy, the basis of which people make decisions about who they vote for and what they believe in. And if you're only getting half the story, that certainly doesn't lead to an informed citizenry.
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Sandra Day O'Connor
American Judge
In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and ethnicity.
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Jonathan Demme
American Director
The media has not done a great job in fulfilling their role - journalism's role in a democracy is to provide information on profoundly important subjects so we're an informed citizenry.
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Winnie Byanyima
Ugandan Politician
Protecting space for civil society and citizenry is particularly critical in a world marked by rising political and economic inequality.
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Carl Sagan
American Scientist
Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.
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Ben Sasse
American Politician
We lack an educated, resilient citizenry capable of navigating the increasing complexities of daily life.
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Sharron Angle
American Politician
You can make more money on unemployment than you can going down and getting one of those jobs that is an honest job, but it doesn't pay as much. And so, that's what's happened to us is that we have put in so much entitlement into our government, that we really have spoiled our citizenry and said you don't want the jobs that are available.
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Samantha Power
Irish Public Servant
The media is an ally when it comes to showing the truth about terrorist groups. Attacking the media will not produce a more compliant citizenry. It will produce a more alienated, suspicious and disenfranchised public, one more likely to chafe under a government's attempts at control, all to the benefit of terrorist groups.
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Andrew Solomon
Writer
I started traveling out of curiosity, but I have come to believe in travel's political importance, that encouraging a nation's citizenry to travel may be as important as encouraging school attendance, environmental conservation, or national thrift. You cannot understand the otherness of places you have not encountered.
Quote examples
Jonathan Haidt
American Psychologist
Conservatives tend to see the world more in terms of good-versus-evil and, for some of them, the nightmare is a disarmed citizenry that can be preyed upon by criminals. They know that having a gun in the house would increase the risk of an accident for a member of their family, but they're willing to take that risk.
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Christie Hefner
American Businesswoman
Access to legitimate information and thoughtful analysis is the lifeblood of a democracy, the basis of which people make decisions about who they vote for and what they believe in. And if you're only getting half the story, that certainly doesn't lead to an informed citizenry.
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Sandra Day O'Connor
American Judge
In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and ethnicity.
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Jonathan Demme
American Director
The media has not done a great job in fulfilling their role - journalism's role in a democracy is to provide information on profoundly important subjects so we're an informed citizenry.
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Winnie Byanyima
Ugandan Politician
Protecting space for civil society and citizenry is particularly critical in a world marked by rising political and economic inequality.
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Carl Sagan
American Scientist
Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.
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Ben Sasse
American Politician
We lack an educated, resilient citizenry capable of navigating the increasing complexities of daily life.
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