"citizen group" is a correct phrase in written English and can be used to refer to a group of citizens or people who share a common interest or goal.
For example: "The local citizen group organized a protest against the new development in their neighborhood."
David S. Ferriero, the archivist of the United States, said the archives were fully supportive of what the citizen group was doing.
"We have a wonderful sense of community here," said Ms. Hinkle, who is active in the Harding Land Trust, a citizen group dedicated to protecting open space.
And on election day, leaders of the citizen group accused the party and state government officials of distributing handouts to voters before they went to the polls.
Leaders of Alianza Civica, a citizen group that monitors elections across the country, charged that local media gave more favorable coverage to the party's candidates.
Ellen Kaplan of the nonpartisan citizen group Committee of Seventy said that she had warned state officials that their advertisements emphasized IDs in a misleading way and that court action might follow.
Zimbabwean trade union and citizen group leaders, appearing at a forum in Pretoria on Monday, accused ZANU-PF and Mr. Mugabe, in power for 28 years, of trying to steal the election from the opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai.
Many citizen groups and experts are skeptical.
She formed Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, one of the first citizen groups devoted to the issue.
But 81 of them have been placed on ballots directly by citizen groups.
Citizen groups participate as partners in aspects of policy making and policy implementation.
But Mr. Kretschmann will consult with business and citizen groups before acting, she said.
