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title: citizenry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «citizenry» in the school dictionary: All the citizens of a country, town or place, thought of as one group. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# citizenry

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**Who acts:** Democracy, citizenry, mayor, free press · **What happens:** think, need, vote, welcome, speak, help · **To what, where:** informed citizenry, assembly, new law, citizenry, truth, square · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«citizenry» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [citizenry in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/citizenry.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All the citizens of a country, town or place, thought of as one group.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:citizenry:m1:1
# text = All the citizens of a country, town or place, thought of as one group.
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	citizens	citizen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of one group | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Democracy needs an informed citizenry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:citizenry:x1:1
# text = Democracy needs an informed citizenry.
1	Democracy	democracy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	informed	informed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	citizenry	citizenry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Democracy | a informed citizenry |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot citizenry=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The citizenry of ancient Athens voted in the assembly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:citizenry:x2:1
# text = The citizenry of ancient Athens voted in the assembly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	citizenry	citizenry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Athens	Athens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	voted	vote	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** | past | the citizenry of ancient Athens |  |  | the assembly |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The new law was welcomed by the citizenry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:citizenry:x3:1
# text = The new law was welcomed by the citizenry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	welcomed	welcome	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	citizenry	citizenry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **welcome** | past · passive | the citizenry | the new law |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The mayor spoke to the whole citizenry of the town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:citizenry:x4:1
# text = The mayor spoke to the whole citizenry of the town.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	citizenry	citizenry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the mayor |  |  |  |  | to the whole citizenry of the town | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to citizenry=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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A free press helps the citizenry know the truth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:citizenry:x5:1
# text = A free press helps the citizenry know the truth.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	press	press	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	citizenry	citizenry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | a free press | the citizenry |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent citizenry=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **know** | present | the citizenry *not said here* | the truth |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer truth=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The citizenry gathered in the square to celebrate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:citizenry:x6:1
# text = The citizenry gathered in the square to celebrate.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	citizenry	citizenry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gathered	gather	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	celebrate	celebrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | past | the citizenry |  |  | the square |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **celebrate** | to-infinitive | the citizenry *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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