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Definition of citizen in English:

citizen

noun ˈsɪtɪz(ə)n
  • 1A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.

    公民

    a British citizen

    英国公民。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • "Our women are bona fide citizens who are also protected by the state constitution.
    • Every citizen of the nation enjoys the cultural legacy afforded by song.
    • Speaking on the occasion, he urged the future citizens of the nation to " dream big".
    • A citizen's constitutional right must be responded to by the state in full.
    • Many of our most educated citizens don't have a clue what is happening in their own country.
    • Some states and municipalities have allowed foreign citizens living in the United States to vote.
    • How should concerned citizens of the world think about these terrible events?
    • For instance, suppose two people who are citizens of different states sue each other in state court.
    • The first purpose, citizen participation in governance, falls into the sovereign realms.
    • The applicants are citizens of the Czech Republic.
    • The government has the responsibility of protecting the lives of its citizens.
    • One of the key points is that we have to respond as citizens rather than consumers.
    • There is a sense of outrage among law abiding, taxpaying citizens of this country.
    • And, sadly, the citizens of this nation do not believe in him.
    • Most people would rather be active independent citizens than recipients of benefits.
    • It is a display of loyalty and passion of a nation's citizens in its uniting icon: the flag.
    • The vast majority of people have been and continue to be not citizens, but subjects.
    • We have to work in partnership with our security services to protect our fellow British citizens.
    • The inaction of the police in this case has irked many concerned citizens of the State.
    • There is no way for a citizen of a republic to abdicate his responsibilities.
    Synonyms
    subject, national, passport holder, native
    taxpayer, voter
    1. 1.1 An inhabitant of a particular town or city.
      市民,(城镇)居民
      the good citizens of Edinburgh

      爱丁堡的市民。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • That may not quite cut the mustard when he faces the citizens of Liverpool.
      • The Council will give in and the loser, as always, will be the citizens of Bradford.
      • The citizens of Coventry might have a thing or two to say on that particular subject.
      • We had a lot of support from the citizens of York as well when we were out on the streets of the city fund-raising.
      • I'm not sure what this says about the good citizens of Biggleswade, but it made me laugh.
      • A city was represented in other cities by one or more citizens of those cities.
      • We invite the citizens of Harburg, and visitors to the town, to add their names here to ours.
      • A building of this high quality should be restored and given back to the citizens of Manchester.
      • Any major business could be voted on by the whole town at a town meeting which all citizens could attend.
      • The organisers hope to attract citizens to parts of the city they have never visited before.
      • Evenings were the only time the city felt like it belonged to the citizens of York.
      • He called on the citizens of his two dioceses to declare their support for Mary.
      • Clearly there are things which cities and citizens can do to make such places safer.
      • The management would like to point out that not all citizens of the fair city of Liverpool look like this.
      • What is the point of overriding a planning department in the council, and the citizens of the city?
      • Plus, he'll be a model citizen in the community.
      • Perhaps someone should warn the citizens of that city?
      • Obviously, the big mob of kids was rather too prominent for the citizens of Lincoln.
      • What is clear is that the burden of the crisis will fall on the ordinary citizens of the city.
      • Such a contract could be putting a millstone round the neck of the citizens of this borough.
      Synonyms
      inhabitant, resident, native, townsman, townswoman, householder, local
      freeman
      humorous denizen, burgher
      formal dweller
      British archaic burgess
      rare residentiary, oppidan

Phrases

  • citizen of the world

    • A person who is at home in any country.

      世界公民,四海为家的人

      he has long since ceased to be a provincial and is now very much a citizen of the world
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And selfless sons and daughters grow up to become selfless citizens of the world.
      • As many liberals say, ‘It's time for us to be citizens of the world.’
      • Some young Asians even consider themselves citizens of the world.
      • The world is our country, we are citizens of the world and creatures of the universe.
      • It was the domination of western style thinking and the growing preoccupation of the new regimes with Fabian style thinking that came in the way of citizens of the world, facing a new historical reality, together realising a better world.
      • We believe in being respected and respectful citizens of the world.
      • They regarded themselves as citizens of the world.
      • We must all learn how to be citizens of the world, as comfortable in a mosque in Cairo as we are in a cathedral in Manila or a Jewish temple in New York City.
      • But Greenland educators are discovering that if Greenlandic students are to become citizens of the world - to use the Internet and pursue higher education - they must be able to communicate in it.
      • Aren't reporters without borders citizens of the world?

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French citezein, alteration (probably influenced by deinzein 'denizen') of Old French citeain, based on Latin civitas 'city' (see city).

Definition of citizen in US English:

citizen

(also cit.)
noun
  • 1A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.

    公民

    a Polish citizen

    英国公民。

    the rights of every citizen
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The government has the responsibility of protecting the lives of its citizens.
    • Most people would rather be active independent citizens than recipients of benefits.
    • Many of our most educated citizens don't have a clue what is happening in their own country.
    • The first purpose, citizen participation in governance, falls into the sovereign realms.
    • Every citizen of the nation enjoys the cultural legacy afforded by song.
    • There is no way for a citizen of a republic to abdicate his responsibilities.
    • Some states and municipalities have allowed foreign citizens living in the United States to vote.
    • The applicants are citizens of the Czech Republic.
    • A citizen's constitutional right must be responded to by the state in full.
    • For instance, suppose two people who are citizens of different states sue each other in state court.
    • One of the key points is that we have to respond as citizens rather than consumers.
    • The inaction of the police in this case has irked many concerned citizens of the State.
    • And, sadly, the citizens of this nation do not believe in him.
    • How should concerned citizens of the world think about these terrible events?
    • There is a sense of outrage among law abiding, taxpaying citizens of this country.
    • "Our women are bona fide citizens who are also protected by the state constitution.
    • The vast majority of people have been and continue to be not citizens, but subjects.
    • Speaking on the occasion, he urged the future citizens of the nation to " dream big".
    • It is a display of loyalty and passion of a nation's citizens in its uniting icon: the flag.
    • We have to work in partnership with our security services to protect our fellow British citizens.
    Synonyms
    subject, national, passport holder, native
    1. 1.1 An inhabitant of a particular town or city.
      市民,(城镇)居民
      the citizens of Los Angeles
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Evenings were the only time the city felt like it belonged to the citizens of York.
      • We invite the citizens of Harburg, and visitors to the town, to add their names here to ours.
      • We had a lot of support from the citizens of York as well when we were out on the streets of the city fund-raising.
      • That may not quite cut the mustard when he faces the citizens of Liverpool.
      • Obviously, the big mob of kids was rather too prominent for the citizens of Lincoln.
      • Any major business could be voted on by the whole town at a town meeting which all citizens could attend.
      • A city was represented in other cities by one or more citizens of those cities.
      • Perhaps someone should warn the citizens of that city?
      • Clearly there are things which cities and citizens can do to make such places safer.
      • I'm not sure what this says about the good citizens of Biggleswade, but it made me laugh.
      • What is clear is that the burden of the crisis will fall on the ordinary citizens of the city.
      • He called on the citizens of his two dioceses to declare their support for Mary.
      • The citizens of Coventry might have a thing or two to say on that particular subject.
      • The Council will give in and the loser, as always, will be the citizens of Bradford.
      • The management would like to point out that not all citizens of the fair city of Liverpool look like this.
      • A building of this high quality should be restored and given back to the citizens of Manchester.
      • Plus, he'll be a model citizen in the community.
      • The organisers hope to attract citizens to parts of the city they have never visited before.
      • What is the point of overriding a planning department in the council, and the citizens of the city?
      • Such a contract could be putting a millstone round the neck of the citizens of this borough.
      Synonyms
      inhabitant, resident, native, townsman, townswoman, householder, local

Phrases

  • citizen of the world

    • A person who is at home in any country.

      世界公民,四海为家的人

      Example sentencesExamples
      • But Greenland educators are discovering that if Greenlandic students are to become citizens of the world - to use the Internet and pursue higher education - they must be able to communicate in it.
      • We believe in being respected and respectful citizens of the world.
      • Some young Asians even consider themselves citizens of the world.
      • Aren't reporters without borders citizens of the world?
      • They regarded themselves as citizens of the world.
      • It was the domination of western style thinking and the growing preoccupation of the new regimes with Fabian style thinking that came in the way of citizens of the world, facing a new historical reality, together realising a better world.
      • And selfless sons and daughters grow up to become selfless citizens of the world.
      • As many liberals say, ‘It's time for us to be citizens of the world.’
      • The world is our country, we are citizens of the world and creatures of the universe.
      • We must all learn how to be citizens of the world, as comfortable in a mosque in Cairo as we are in a cathedral in Manila or a Jewish temple in New York City.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French citezein, alteration (probably influenced by deinzein ‘denizen’) of Old French citeain, based on Latin civitas ‘city’ (see city).

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