0 the group of people who live in a particular city, town, area, or country:
The country's citizenry is/are more politically aware than in the past.
1 the group of people who live in a particular country or place:
An angry citizenry organized resistance to the harsh new laws.
It would be reasonable for the citizenry to rely on official fulfilment of the law's promise by applying the rules regardless of the consequences.
Before the amendment, senators were elected indirectly by state legislators; after the amendment, senators were elected directly by the state citizenry.
Nearly a half century old, the system has served its citizenry well.
Failing to secure that approval, the government must surrender power and re-enter the ranks of the citizenry.
Relatively little is directed vertically from the comfortable citizenry to impoverished and vulnerable groups on the margin.
Immigration emerged as the key social force to move the nation towards its new future by providing labor power and a new, populous citizenry.
Instead of creating a new citizenry encompassing both rural and urban, they created a widening rural+ urban gulf.
The stronger link between political elites and the citizenry is through the less tangible bonds of ethnic identity.
