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Taxpayers
/ˈtæksˌpeɪərz/
Definition
1
Individuals or entities legally obligated to pay taxes to a government, funding public services and infrastructure.
2
Collectively, the group of citizens whose financial contributions support national, state, or local expenditures—often invoked in debates over fiscal responsibility.
Examples
Taxpayers everywhere groaned as the latest infrastructure bill promised bridges to nowhere.
The senator claimed to champion taxpayers, yet his pet project involved subsidizing artisanal cheese for lobbyists.
In a bold move, the city refunded taxpayers a whopping $1.37 each after years of 'creative accounting.'
Taxpayers watched in slow-motion horror as their dollars funded another round of marble bathrooms in the capitol.