The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TAXPAYERS
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What does TAXPAYERS mean?
TAXPAYERS noun- A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax as opposed to a nontaxpayer who is neither the subject nor the object of revenue laws.
- All of the people, collectively, in a population who pay tax (especially used in the context of the government financing something using the tax revenue).