loyal citizens
collocation in Englishmeaningsofloyalandcitizen
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loyal
adjective
uk/ˈlɔɪ.əl/us/ˈlɔɪ.əl/
firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in ...
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citizen
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən/us/ˈsɪt̬.ə.zən/
a person who is a member of a particular country and who has rights because of being born there or because of being given rights, or a person who lives in a particular town ...
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(Definition ofloyalandcitizenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They argued the utility of commercial endeavours : merchants were proved loyal citizens.
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This connection facilitated the mass mobilization of loyal citizens for war-which became ever more totalistic.
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First, it would ensure a nucleus of loyal citizens in every community.
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In terms of the refugee crisis, this meant distinguishing between potentially loyal citizens of the nation-state on the one hand and those who could not be integrated on the other.
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Such a method would not convert the inhabitants of a county that was abolished into loyal citizens of its successor.
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These traditional national minorities are the most loyal citizens of their respective countries.
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After all, the majority decides what the education is to be; and we know quite well that the majority of our countrymen are loyal citizens.
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It would be sad to see those loyal citizens put into dole queues.
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It would only help to generate pointless frustration for many loyal citizens.
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These men have acted as loyal citizens throughout the war.
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We are as loyal citizens as any other citizens of the country.
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It might have worked once the rancours of the war had vanished, provided the minorities themselves were prepared to become loyal citizens of the country of which they became nationals.
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This is giving rise to the very gravest and most harassing concern in the minds of a very large number of loyal citizens in this country.
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Will he not take any steps that he can to see that these loyal citizens are not discouraged in their efforts to grow more corn and more flax?
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They are capable of turning even the most loyal citizens against their government.
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We cherish this noble heritage and are committed to the exercise of our rights and responsibilities as proud and loyal citizens of this nation.
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