CITIZEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does citizen mean? 

• CITIZEN (noun)
  The noun CITIZEN has 1 sense:

1. a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

  Familiarity information: CITIZEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CITIZEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("citizen" is a kind of...):

national; subject (a person who owes allegiance to that nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "citizen"):

active citizen (a citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch))

civilian (a nonmilitary citizen)

freeman; freewoman (a person who is not a serf or a slave)

private citizen (a citizen who does not hold any official or public position)

repatriate (a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored)

thane (a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land))

elector; voter (a citizen who has a legal right to vote)

Holonyms ("citizen" is a member of...):

citizenry; people (the body of citizens of a state or country)

Antonym:

noncitizen (a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country)

Derivation:

citizenship (conduct as a citizen)

citizenship (the status of a citizen with rights and duties)

 Context examples 

But the lack of political response to a priority which affects every citizens reminds us of the debates and tragedies we've been through already.

(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)

A person who is not a legal citizen of the United States.

(Non-US Citizen, NCI Thesaurus)

With the help of citizen scientists participating in a project called Galaxy Zoo, it was then tagged as a system of colliding galaxies.

(Three Black Holes on Collision Course, NASA)

Alzheimer's affects almost a-third of senior citizens and "is on the rise, currently affecting 43 million people worldwide.

(Researchers May Have Found Way to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Denotes an american citizen of Mexican decent.

(Mexican American, NCI Thesaurus)

These might involve: • Your age • Whether you are pregnant, disabled, or blind • Your income and resources • Whether or not you are a U.S. citizen or, if not, what your immigration status is

(Medicaid, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

The scientists combined microbial, plant and animal datasets from government, academic and citizen science sources, resulting in the largest compilation of its kind.

(Researchers find that Earth may be home to 1 trillion species, NSF)

Denotes a person from or of Cuba or an American citizen of Cuban decent.

(Cuban or Cuban American, NCI Thesaurus)

Through Disk Detective, citizen scientists study data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission (WISE), the agency’s Two-Micron All Sky Survey project, and other stellar surveys.

(A Potential New Hunting Ground for Exoplanets, NASA)

The aim is to create better infrastructures for citizens—from public transport to energy savings, sustainability, and overall efficiency.

(Scientists design “smart” asphalts with magnetic materials for safer electric scooters, University of Granada)