A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

chosen few • chosen people
chosen few—(also: select few) a relatively small number of
persons selected for a position of favor or privilege: The Pro-
fessor is giving a dinner-party tonight, but that’s just for the
chosen few.
chosen people —(also: God’s chosen people) 
1
. the Jews, espe-
cially in the Old Testament: This was a greater miracle than
that of the cloud with which God defended his chosen people
in the wilderness from the heat of the sun. 2. those who are
“saved” in keeping with the Christian doctrine of salvation;
members of the spiritual Israel: Antichrist is a holder of po-
litical power who persecutes God’s chosen people.
Cicero of Germany, the • German Cicero, the
Cicero of Germany, the —(hist.) the name given to Johann
III, elector of Brandenburg (
1
455–
1
499): Cicero of Germany,
Elector of Brandenburg, could speak four hours at a stretch,
in elegantly flowing Latin, with a fair share of meaning in it
too.
German Cicero, the —(hist.) the name given to Johann
Sturm, printer and scholar (
1
507–
1
589): He has been called
the German Cicero, and has arguably exerted a more powerful
influence on education than any single person.
citizen of nature • natural citizen
citizen of nature —a human being as an integral part of the
natural world (knowing no boundaries created by men): The
laws of nature defined his natural rights and made him, as it
were, a citizen of nature.
natural citizen —(also: natural-born citizen) a person born
in the country and having the legal status of citizen: I think a
true American is one who is a natural citizen.
Note: 
The expression is not equivalent in meaning to the phrase
naturalized citizen
— an immigrant from another country who
has become a citizen: Mr. Johnson is a naturalized citizen of
the United States, but a native of England.