The phrase "encourage citizens" is a grammatically correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe activities that are intended to motivate or inspire people. For example: The government is working to encourage citizens to get involved in their local communities.
His movement seeks to encourage citizens to stand up for the rights they should have under the country's constitution.
"There are opportunities for charities to encourage citizens to buy locally and stimulate growth following the conflict," he says.
We encourage citizens to assist their local election officials by volunteering their time in support of the election process.
External threats to any country tend to crystallize the collective identity and encourage citizens to distinguish themselves from the enemy.
But a qualitative difference exists between laws that encourage citizens to take part in choosing their rulers and laws that discourage them from doing so.
The campaign missed a huge opportunity to instill agency in Uganda's civil society, to encourage citizens to act on their own behalf.
When we encourage citizens to get involved in the process by volunteering at the polls, we are working on behalf of all Americans.
GOVERNMENTS typically use two tools to encourage citizens to engage in civic behavior like paying their taxes, driving safely or recycling their garbage: exhortation and fines.
Ever since the Dead or Alive posters of the Wild West days, the government has experimented with ways to encourage citizens to join their dragnets.
The project aims to encourage citizens to be "vultures on the ground": to report fly-tipping, cut back on their own waste, and recycle.
With rising obesity rates, gasoline shortages and rush-hour pollution, shouldn't we finance programs that encourage citizens to exercise, reduce energy use and decrease needless auto traffic?
