citizen
noun
Examples of citizen in a Sentence
Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
There are thousands of U.S. citizens caught up in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Japanese citizens recognize that baseball players betting on baseball — even if the wagers aren’t made on a bettor’s team — is taboo.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Much like today, citizens publicly protested the practice.
—Kate McMahon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
However, the citizens must make their own way home after reaching the Dominican Republic and reimburse the U.S. government for their flights out of Haiti.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Today, across the capital, regular citizens are building barriers to prevent gang members from moving through the city and entering their neighborhoods.
—Pierre Esperance, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2024
Estonian citizens were already able to file taxes online, vote online, and access digital prescriptions.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
The collective effort of our community leaders, law enforcement, and every concerned citizen is crucial in maintaining vigilance against the spread of hate and violence.
—Shelley Zimmerman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Middle English citizein, from Anglo-French citezein, alteration of citeien, from cité city
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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“Citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citizen. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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Legal Definition
citizen
nounNote: 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.
Anglo-French citezein, alteration of Old French citeien, from cité city
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