26984 words

citizens

4 definitions • 13 examples
1
a person who is a member of a particular country and who has rights because of being born there or because of being given rights, or a person who lives in a particular town or city:

Examples:

The interests of British citizens living abroad are protected by the British Embassy.
citizen of This will affect all citizens of this country.
The citizens of Paris voted to elect a new mayor.
She considers herself a citizen of the world.
second-class citizen Older people are sometimes treated like second-class citizens (= unimportant people).
law-abiding citizen He reassured people that law-abiding citizens (= people who do not break the law) would have nothing to fear from the enquiries.
2
a person who was born in a particular country and has certain rights or has been given certain rights because of having lived there:

Examples:

Nabokov was a Russian, then had British citizenship, and then became an American citizen.
A large part of our job is to educate citizens about their rights.
Old people have been treated like second-class citizens.
3
A citizen is also a person who lives in a particular place:

Examples:

My sister is now a New Hampshire citizen.
4
a person who is a member of a state or country, and has legal rights there:

Examples:

To work in the US you must be a legal citizen or have a valid work visa.

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