citizens
Meaning
plural of citizen
citizen
- A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.
- A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.
- An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.
- A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.
- A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.
- (obsolete) An ordinary person, as opposed to nobles and landed gentry on one side and peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other.
- (capitalized, historical, usually) A term of address among supporters of the French Revolution in France or elsewhere; (later, dated) a term of address among socialists and communists.
- (figuratively) A notional inhabitant of a software system; an object or a software application.
Synonyms
the public
common people
Translations
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zənz/
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