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Vinony

citizenry

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From citizen + -ry. Displaced native Old English burgwaru.

  1. The group of all citizens; citizens taken collectively.

    “It's one of the main selling points of the prison business: that they keep the sexually non-conformist or "deviant" out of sight of the respectable citizenry, especially to "protect" the children.”