citizen
Definitions
- A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.
- A personal Title denoting citizenship, implicitly of the nation in which it is spoken
- A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.
- A pupil of City of London School
- An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.
- A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.
- A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.
- An ordinary person, as opposed to nobles and landed gentry on one side and peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other.
- A term of address among supporters of the French Revolution in France or elsewhere; (later, dated) a term of address among socialists and communists.
- A notional inhabitant of a software system; an object or a software application.
Equivalents
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Afrikaansburger
Българскигражданин
বাংলানাগরিক
Bosanskicivildržavljanindržavljankagrađaningrađankalakovarošaninvarošankaварошанинварошанкаграђанинграђанкадржављаниндржављанкацивил
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Eestikodanik
Gàidhligsaoranach
עבריתאזרח
Hrvatskicivildržavljanindržavljankagrađaningrađankalakovarošaninvarošankaварошанинварошанкаграђанинграђанкадржављаниндржављанкацивил
Հայերենքաղաքացի
ქართულიმოქალაქე
Қазақ тіліАзамат
ភាសាខ្មែរពលរដ្ឋ
Кыргызчажаран
LëtzebuergeschBierger
ລາວພົນລະເມືອງ
Lietuviųpilietis
Монголиргэн
मराठीनागरिक
Bahasa Melayuwarganegara
Maltiċittadin
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသား
Русскийгорожанингорожа́нкагражданингражданкагражданскийгражда́нский челове́кгражданское лицожительжительницами́рная жи́тельницами́рный жи́тельпо́дданнаяподданныйшта́тский
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Kiswahilimwananchi
Тоҷикӣшаҳрванд
Türkmençeraýat
Tagalogmamamayan
Tiếng Việtcông dân
Examples
“[T]hat large body of the working men who were not counted as citizens and had not so much as a vote⟳ to serve⟳ as an anodyne to their stomachs were likely to get⟳ impatient.”
“I am a Roman citizen.”
“Assistant: You'll meet⟳ with the managing director and Dr Sinita Brahmachari, the engineer who designed the chair. Peter Mackenzie: Indian, is he? Assistant: She is a British citizen, Minister. Born in Coventry.”
“Libertarian paternalism is the view⟳ that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose⟳, society should present⟳ options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make⟳ choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have⟳ chosen if they were in control⟳.”
“He is also a citizen of Antigua, because he purchased a home – where he now resides with his family.”
“Diogenes reckoned himself a citizen of the world.”
“A jellyfish... carries poison cells that can sting⟳ other citizens of the sea.”
“[W]ould Mr. Delvile, who hardly ever spoke but to the high-born, without seeming to think⟳ his dignity somewhat injured, deign to receive⟳ for a daughter in law the child of a citizen and tradesman?”
“Citizen, I desire nothing more than to get⟳ to Paris, though I could dispense with the escort.”
“The HIG delivers Apple's design⟳ commandments, the company's definition of what it means to be a good iPhone citizen.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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