Definition of "citizenry" []

• Citizens considered as a group. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Assumption Number Two: If the citizenry is an armed mob, then the forces of government, the police, etc., are always just, fair, and efficient, ready to protect you when trouble comes."
• "To an extent, they have a point – the general citizenry is under no obligation to be sensitive."
• "‘Because a well-equipped and well-practiced military eligible citizenry is necessary to keep a nation free, ...’"