fellow citizen

Shared country inhabitant

Fellow citizen is a person who shares citizenship in the same country, state, or political community.

The phrase carries rhetorical weight, often appearing in political speeches and appeals to shared identity: My fellow citizens, we face a challenge that demands unity.

It emphasizes common membership and mutual obligation in civic life.

Related

good neighbor · next door · inhabitant · denizen · common man · paesano · peer · stakeholder · voter · electorate · taxpayer · comrade · petitioner · kinsman · community · resident · townsman · public

Categories
Opposites
citizenship/national belonging

fellow citizenforeigner

Non-native person

alien · foreign national · non-citizen · outsider · enemy alien

social/political in-group vs. out-group

fellow citizenenemy

Hostile opposing party

invader · adversary · occupier · enemy combatant · foreign agent

Family

fellow, citizen, citizens, fellowship, fellows, citizenship, citizenry, noncitizen, fellowships

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G