Citizen vs. Citizenry — What's the Difference?

A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized

By defintion: a whole body of citizens

A person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a state or nation.

Citizens considered as a group.

A resident of a city or town, especially one entitled to vote and enjoy other privileges there.

The group of all citizens.

A civilian.

The body of citizens of a state or country;

A native, inhabitant, or denizen of a particular place

A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally-recognized rights or duties.

A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.

An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.

(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or later of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.

A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.

(obsolete) An ordinary person, as opposed to nobles and landed gentry on one side and peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other.

A term of address among French citizens during the French Revolution or towards its supporters elsewhere; dated a term of address among socialists and communists.

(computing) An object.

One who enjoys the freedom and privileges of a city; a freeman of a city, as distinguished from a foreigner, or one not entitled to its franchises.

An inhabitant of a city; a townsman.

A person, native or naturalized, of either sex, who owes allegiance to a government, and is entitled to reciprocal protection from it.

One who is domiciled in a country, and who is a citizen, though neither native nor naturalized, in such a sense that he takes his legal status from such country.

Having the condition or qualities of a citizen, or of citizens; as, a citizen soldiery.

Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a city; characteristic of citizens; effeminate; luxurious.

A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community