global citizen
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈɡloʊbəl ˈsɪtɪzən/
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ciudadano global
- After reading Elie Wiesel's (2006) Night, students discussed their responsibility as global citizens to ensure that genocide never happens again.
- become a global citizen
One is that they're trying to show themselves as responsible global citizens on the on climate issues.
- One is that they're trying to show themselves as responsible global citizens on the on climate issues.
- This is the place where I was able to open up my eyes for as a global citizen.
- But we have got to, as a global citizens of the world, destroy this brand into the fucking ground.
Examples
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Many young people today identify as global citizens, seeking to understand and solve international challenges.
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An important goal of her teaching now is the preparation of her students as global citizens.
Academic text (2008) -
We are all members of the global village and have a responsibility to be good global citizens.
Academic text (2011) -
How are other nations dealing with the need to develop truly global citizens?
Academic text (2002) -
Through these personal interactions, we build global citizens who value diversity and culture.
Academic text (2015) -
The role of this division is to provide understanding, maintain connections as global citizens, and foster respect for the planet and each other.
Academic text (2003) -
We are members of a shrinking world; we are global citizens.
Blog text (31) -
As students at Laguna, we are encouraged to be global citizens.
Blog text (31) -
My personal art form, my life's work, is to give voice to my experience as a global citizen.
Fiction book (2002) -
Where current practice undermines shared prosperity, global citizens work to change it.
Blog text (27)
Synonyms
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6.3
A person who supports more cooperation and closer ties between countries
Antonyms
How Cosmopolitan
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'global' (pertaining to the whole world) and 'citizen' (a member of a community/state); a B1 learner who knows both words will understand this as a person who sees themselves as part of the worldwide community. The phrase is a straightforward, slightly metaphorical extension of 'citizen' beyond national borders and has close equivalents in many languages, so it is readily comprehensible.
Etymology
The phrase global citizen comes from the image of a person whose global life and role as a citizen make the whole world feel like their 'home', like someone carrying a passport stamped by many countries. So, it means a person who thinks 'outside their country' and cares about people all over the world.