NATIONALS Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

nationals

noun

plural of national

as in citizens

a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately

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Recent Examples of nationals British nationals Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both aged 24 and from London, were charged under the National Security Act, the Crown Prosecution Service said. — Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026 Romanian authorities are seeking the extradition of three foreign nationals suspected in the case; intelligence officials say the network had targets across the region, including defense facilities. — Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Three of the workers who were killed were Syrian nationals, Sahin said. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Mohmed Abdulkarim, 24, and Nouman Essghir, 24, both British nationals and London residents, were charged under the 2023 National Security Act. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 American nationals are among those who have come under attack while accompanying Palestinian farmers on their harvests. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 Three other Haitian nationals living illegally in the United States — Wilbert Jean Baptiste, Louis Jean and Jhensly Charles — were also arrested, according to DHS. — Michael Sinkewicz , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 China's been more selective, oftentimes on local races or smaller issues, oftentimes with Chinese nationals involved. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 Another reason cash transactions are common in Miami-Dade is because foreign nationals represent a significant portion of home buyers. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

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citizens

Noun

The lawsuit is different from previous legal action against the president -- first, in that the plaintiffs are ordinary citizens, shifting the focus from news gatherers to news consumers, and thus implying a much larger pool of stakeholders.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Israel does not allow most citizens to vote absentee from abroad, so many were expected to fly in, including thousands living in the United States.

— Lia Lapidot Aaron Boxerman and Lia Lapidot, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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