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citizenry
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cit·i·zen·ry  (st-zn-r)
n. pl. cit·i·zen·ries
Citizens considered as a group.

citizenry
Noun
citizens collectively
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Noun1.citizenry - the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people"
group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
country people, countryfolk - people living in the same country; compatriots
Arcado-Cyprians, Achaean - the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea
Aeolian - the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia
Dorian - the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC
Ionian - the ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ionia
electorate - the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
governed - the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independence
citizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community


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Her vast new dominions, with their unruly citizenries, alien cultures, and harsh, far-flung geography, would pose greater and greater administrative challenges to the Roman state.
Yet, the notions that citizenries in most places most of the time are generally averse to conflicts with long-term costs, and that democracy restrains aggressive rulers, have merit.
But even those of us who were more skeptical about the military intervention have much to learn from Ignatieff's probing analysis of the way bloodless modern citizenries operate.
 
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