citizen
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈsɪtɪzən/
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ciudadano
- To build trust, the PES model focuses on mutual learning by citizens, scientists, and policymakers.
- fellow citizens
- ordinary citizens
- senior citizens
A modern state treats citizens on an equal basis.
- A modern state treats citizens on an equal basis.
- And then we have roles like being a fellow citizen, neighbor, friend.
- Just don't think that the reasonable normal American citizen wants to live like this.
- Go Google Italian mayors telling their citizens to stay inside.
- You have some Arabs who are Israeli citizens and have some rights.
- But you can't harass your fellow citizens who disagree with you.
- But becoming AUS citizen meant I had to take an oath.
- So you foreign companies and foreigners and Chinese citizens all cannot buy land.
- So Americans can do more than the citizens of any other country.
- Because in the South, only citizens will vote slaves.
- Being a citizen who is a citizen who isn't matters.
- The problem is that citizens see us at their worst moments.
Examples
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Demystifying technology helps young people become more effective 21st-century citizens by helping them understand that people ultimately control technology.
Academic text (2011) -
Total honesty is what we as citizens deserve from our president.
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Today, the citizens of the United States needed that protection.
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Her parents became citizens of the United States.
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A modern state treats citizens on an equal basis.
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It's a nice example of a legal system set up to respond to the will of its citizens.
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But despite all that, I work for the state of Ohio and the safety of its citizens is my top priority.
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They learn in English, so they can be American citizens, great ones, proud of the land where they now live.
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Many developing countries struggle to provide citizens access to purified drinking water.
Academic text (2011) -
As a citizen of France, she enjoys the right to vote in elections.
Synonyms
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4.2
A person who is a legal citizen of a country
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.9
A person who helps with and joins local community projects like volunteering and neighborhood watch
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Citizen comes from the old Latin word civis, which meant 'city' or the people of a city and is the same root you see in civil. So a citizen is someone who belongs to a community and has rights and duties.