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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'first citizen' is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a person who is influential or important in a particular community, or to refer to the leader of an organization or country. For example: The first citizen of our town has a reputation for working hard to make positive changes for the local community.
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The first citizen science project started in 1988.
He was the first citizen to break into the exclusive governing class of aristocracy.
She turns for aid to the superpower, Athens, represented by its arrogant, patronising first citizen, Theseus.
Pericles is not Pericles the statesman, whom Plutarch called "the first citizen of Athens".
Boris Johnson is today the first citizen of Europe's biggest metropolis.
She formed Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, one of the first citizen groups devoted to the issue.
He wanted all classes to recognize him as first citizen, available for further large-scale services to the state.
"There is no greater reward for a public servant than to be elected the first citizen of our republic".
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One title that Augustus did have was princeps (prince); this, however, was unofficial a mere popular label, meaning Rome's first citizen and government documents such as inscriptions or coins do not apply it to Augustus.
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