noncitizen
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4.1
- noun
- /ˌnɒnˈsɪtɪzən/
:
no ciudadano
- U.S. citizens may sponsor a noncitizen spouse for immigration purposes.
- citizens and noncitizens
- noncitizen residents
- children of noncitizens
Examples
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The Court has also distinguished between citizens and noncitizens in the use of military tribunals.
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The Equal Protection Clause applies to "any person" (citizen or noncitizen, adult or child) within the jurisdiction of a state.
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In one line of cases, the Supreme Court even extended those rights to noncitizens.
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However, there is a different pattern among noncitizen Latinos, with perceived discrimination and collective action to be closely related.
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As a result, some noncitizen immigrant elders are suffering material hardship.
Academic text (2011) -
By 1995, slightly more than half of the SSI benefits provided to elderly people were being collected by noncitizens.
Academic text (1997) -
During periods of hostilities, all noncitizens serving honorably in the U.S. armed forces can apply for citizenship immediately.
Blog text (22) -
Moreover, low-income immigrant elders are limited in getting help from safety-net programs due to strict welfare policies for noncitizens.
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The News21 database shows 393 cases involving ineligible voters, typically felons, noncitizens, or people voting in the wrong jurisdictions.
Blog text (17) -
San Francisco will become the largest city in the nation to allow noncitizens to vote in a local election next month.
Synonyms
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3.3
A person from another country who is not a citizen where they live
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2.5
A person from a different country who is not a citizen
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8.8
A person from another country who is not part of the local community
A person who is not a citizen of a country, often living there on a visa
Antonyms
How Citizen
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Noncitizen is built from the first part non- meaning 'not' and citizen, a word that originally meant a person of a 'city' or town. So, a noncitizen is someone who is 'not a citizen' of a country, often living there but without the same rights as citizens.