Used in a Sentence

citizen

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for citizen.

Editorial note

Countries tend to claim jurisdiction whenever a citizen is killed, no matter where it happens.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of citizen gathered in one view.

noun

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.

noun

A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.

noun

An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for citizen.

noun

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.

noun

A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.

noun

An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.

noun

A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.

Example sentences

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Countries tend to claim jurisdiction whenever a citizen is killed, no matter where it happens.

2

Currently a French citizen can have content from any website delisted, no matter where it's hosted, from google.fr.

3

Each norwegian citizen is like Warren Buffett, they sit on a shitload of money but you can't tell.

4

Behaving like a good citizen just gives a website less revenue, and gains them pretty much nothing.

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It was far more broad, attacking ones citizen neighbors simply because they were landowners, for example.

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All that with a clean superb environment, beautiful countryside and diversity baked into every citizen (4 official languages in one country...).

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Also, police should protect the citizen more than themselves, therefore when in doubt, don't shoot and take the risk of being shot.

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Certainly the average citizen must have at least some forms of state provided protection from the rich and powerful and poverty safety nets.

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I might be more aware of this, subconsciously, than your typical citizen of the USA because my wife is Mexican.

10

My hypothesis for US companies is that the number of non-techies supported by each US citizen engineer is going up at an even greater rate.

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Moving won't help you if you are a US citizen.

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I can't challenge France's law in court as a US citizen, so why should I be denied access to information at their discretion?

Quote examples

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By the time the median HN user is a "senior citizen", Social Security eligibility will start at what, 87?

2

But I was thinking someone from a group like Consumers Union or even Public Citizen (if they're not still considered too "radical").

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>>"merely because they represent an average citizen." I think as in most discussions, balance between viewpoints is what must be sought.

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Someone who is lower down on the earning rung of society (say earning the median US income), has a far more accurate view of the "average" society than someone who is at the very top, merely because they represent an average citizen.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use citizen in a sentence?

Countries tend to claim jurisdiction whenever a citizen is killed, no matter where it happens.

What does citizen mean?

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.

What part of speech is citizen?

citizen is commonly used as noun.