"Citizen Genet" ba kalma ba ce ko jumla mai ma'anar ƙamus. Ya bayyana a matsayin madaidaicin suna wanda ke nufin Edmond-Charles Genêt, wani jami'in diflomasiyyar Faransa wanda ya yi aiki a matsayin Ministan Faransa a Amurka a lokacin juyin juya halin Faransa. Gwamnatin Faransa ta tura Genêt zuwa Amurka don neman goyon bayan Amurka ga yakin Faransa da Birtaniya, amma abin da ya yi ya haifar da cece-kuce kuma daga karshe gwamnatin Faransa ta tuna da shi. "Citizen" wani take da aka yi amfani da shi a cikin juyin juya hali na Faransa don nuna wani memba na Jamhuriyar Faransa, kuma Genêt yakan yi amfani da shi a matsayin wani ɓangare na lakabinsa na hukuma yayin da yake Amurka.