citizenry

«citizenry» in Mova's school dictionary: All the citizens of a country, town or place, thought of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (the citizenry, uncountable, formal)

meaning for a pupil

(formal) All the citizens of a country, town or place, thought of as one group. tree →

sense in the lessons

It appears in history, politics and news writing — «an informed citizenry», «the citizenry of Athens». It tells the reader we mean the whole people, not one person. Everyday English says «the people» or «citizens».

examples

• Democracy needs an informed citizenry. tree →
• The citizenry of ancient Athens voted in the assembly. tree →
• The new law was welcomed by the citizenry. tree →
• The mayor spoke to the whole citizenry of the town. tree →
• A free press helps the citizenry know the truth. tree →
• The citizenry gathered in the square to celebrate. tree →

note

Formal and uncountable; used with «the». Say «SIT-iz-en-ree». Ordinary speech uses «citizens» or «the people».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «citizenry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.