English > citizen: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community. |
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| Member of | citizenry, people | The body of citizens of a state or country |
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| Narrower | active citizen | A citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch) |
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| civilian | A nonmilitary citizen |
| freeman, freewoman | A person who is not a serf or a slave |
| private citizen | A citizen who does not hold any official or public position |
| repatriate | A person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored |
| thane | A man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land) |
| voter, elector | A citizen who has a legal right to vote |
| Broader | national, subject | A person who owes allegiance to that nation |
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| Opposite | foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander | A person who comes from a foreign country |
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| Spanish | ciudadana, ciudadano |
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| Catalan | ciutadà |
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| Adjectives | civil, civic | of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals |
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| Nouns | citizenship | conduct as a citizen |
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| citizenship | the status of a citizen with rights and duties |
