citizen

noun

cit·i·zen ˈsi-tə-zən How to pronounce citizen (audio)

also -sən

: a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it

She was an American citizen but lived most of her life abroad.

: a member of a state

: an inhabitant of a city or town

especially : one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman

: a civilian as distinguished from a specialized servant of the state

Soldiers were sent to protect the citizens.

citizenly

ˈsi-tə-zən-lē How to pronounce citizen (audio)

also -sən-

adjective

Example Sentences

She was a United States citizen but lived most of her life abroad. a group of Japanese citizens

Recent Examples on the Web The charges were brought by his ex-wife, Svetlana, a Russian citizen.

William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2022 Elizabeth Whelan will meet the president at the White House along with Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, another U.S. citizen the Biden administration has declared wrongfully detained in Russia.

Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2022 While the average citizen’s survival instinct may kick in, the city’s self-defense rules could impact them down the line.

Fox News, 14 Sep. 2022 South Korean authorities confirmed last month that the woman, a dual citizen of New Zealand and South Korea, had arrived in the country in 2018.

Gawon Bae, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 Who wants to be treated like a second-class citizen in their own country?

Marissa Charles, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 Soon after Uniting for Ukraine was launched, Agaieva's sister Yuliya Wold, a U.S. citizen and police sergeant in Everett, Washington, applied to sponsor them.

Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2022 The citizen voting-age population includes all people 18 and older who are native or naturalized citizens, and the number is frequently used as a base figure in turnout calculations.

Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2022 Only members can attend services, and no Israeli citizen or resident can be baptized.

The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 See More

Legal Definition

citizen

noun

cit·i·zen

: a native or naturalized individual who owes allegiance to a government (as of a state or nation) and is entitled to the enjoyment of governmental protection and to the exercise of civil rights see also Scott v. Sandford compare resident

Note: Under the Fourteenth Amendment, “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.” A person born outside of the U.S. to parents who were born or naturalized in the U.S. is also a citizen of the U.S. A corporation is not considered a citizen for purposes of the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. A corporation is, however, deemed a citizen of the state in which it is incorporated or has its principal place of business for purposes of diversity jurisdiction.

: a resident of a town or state who is also a U.S. native or was naturalized in the U.S.

citizen

noun

as in national

a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it conscientious citizens who regard voting as a duty as well as a right

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

national
resident
freeman
inhabitant
subject
native
countryman
nonimmigrant
compatriot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

alien
foreigner
noncitizen
stranger
immigrant
nonnative

as in resident

a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis claimed that the good citizens of the town were sick of high property taxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

resident
villager
inhabitant
townsman
resider
burgher
native
occupant
national
townspeople
townie
towny
town
habitant
dweller
denizen
townswoman
suburbanite
townsfolk
cliff dweller
subject
urbanite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

visitor
foreigner
tourist
noncitizen
alien
guest
transient
nonnative
gownsman

Synonym Chooser

The words national and subject are common synonyms of citizen. While all three words mean "a person owing allegiance to and entitled to the protection of a sovereign state," citizen is preferred for one owing allegiance to a state in which sovereign power is retained by the people and sharing in the political rights of those people.

the rights of a free citizen

Although the words national and citizen have much in common, national designates one who may claim the protection of a state and applies especially to one living or traveling outside that state.

American nationals working in the Middle East

The meanings of subject and citizen largely overlap; however, subject implies allegiance to a personal sovereign such as a monarch.

the king's subjects

单词	citizen
释义	citizen noun cit·i·zen ˈsi-tə-zən also -sən 1 a : a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it She was an American citizen but lived most of her life abroad. b : a member of a state 2 : an inhabitant of a city or town especially : one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman 3 : a civilian as distinguished from a specialized servant of the state Soldiers were sent to protect the citizens. citizenly ˈsi-tə-zən-lē also -sən- adjective Synonyms freeman national subject See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She was a United States citizen but lived most of her life abroad. a group of Japanese citizens Recent Examples on the Web The charges were brought by his ex-wife, Svetlana, a Russian citizen. William Thornton \| Wthornton@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2022 Elizabeth Whelan will meet the president at the White House along with Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, another U.S. citizen the Biden administration has declared wrongfully detained in Russia. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2022 While the average citizen’s survival instinct may kick in, the city’s self-defense rules could impact them down the line. Fox News, 14 Sep. 2022 South Korean authorities confirmed last month that the woman, a dual citizen of New Zealand and South Korea, had arrived in the country in 2018. Gawon Bae, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 Who wants to be treated like a second-class citizen in their own country? Marissa Charles, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 Soon after Uniting for Ukraine was launched, Agaieva's sister Yuliya Wold, a U.S. citizen and police sergeant in Everett, Washington, applied to sponsor them. Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2022 The citizen voting-age population includes all people 18 and older who are native or naturalized citizens, and the number is frequently used as a base figure in turnout calculations. Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2022 Only members can attend services, and no Israeli citizen or resident can be baptized. The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English citizein, from Anglo-French citezein, alteration of citeien, from cité city First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing citizen citizen's arrest second-class citizen senior citizen citizen's arrest second-class citizen senior citizen Kids Definition citizen noun cit·i·zen ˈsi-tə-zən 1 : a person who lives in a particular place the citizens of Boston 2 : a person who legally belongs to, gives allegiance to, and has the rights and protections of a country Legal Definition citizen noun cit·i·zen 1 : a native or naturalized individual who owes allegiance to a government (as of a state or nation) and is entitled to the enjoyment of governmental protection and to the exercise of civil rights see also Scott v. Sandford compare resident Note: Under the Fourteenth Amendment, “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.” A person born outside of the U.S. to parents who were born or naturalized in the U.S. is also a citizen of the U.S. A corporation is not considered a citizen for purposes of the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. A corporation is, however, deemed a citizen of the state in which it is incorporated or has its principal place of business for purposes of diversity jurisdiction. 2 : a resident of a town or state who is also a U.S. native or was naturalized in the U.S. History and Etymology for citizen Anglo-French citezein, alteration of Old French citeien, from cité city citizen noun 1 as in national a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it conscientious citizens who regard voting as a duty as well as a right Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance national resident freeman inhabitant subject native countryman nonimmigrant compatriot Antonyms & Near Antonyms alien foreigner noncitizen stranger immigrant nonnative 2 as in resident a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis claimed that the good citizens of the town were sick of high property taxes Synonyms & Similar Words resident villager inhabitant townsman resider burgher native occupant national townspeople townie towny town habitant dweller denizen townswoman suburbanite townsfolk cliff dweller subject urbanite Antonyms & Near Antonyms visitor foreigner tourist noncitizen alien guest transient nonnative gownsman See More Synonym Chooser The words national and subject are common synonyms of citizen. While all three words mean "a person owing allegiance to and entitled to the protection of a sovereign state," citizen is preferred for one owing allegiance to a state in which sovereign power is retained by the people and sharing in the political rights of those people. the rights of a free citizen Although the words national and citizen have much in common, national designates one who may claim the protection of a state and applies especially to one living or traveling outside that state. American nationals working in the Middle East The meanings of subject and citizen largely overlap; however, subject implies allegiance to a personal sovereign such as a monarch. the king's subjects Phrases Containing citizen senior citizen senior citizen
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