citizenship

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European Citizenship is real, and held in addition to national citizenship.

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The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for citizenship.

noun

The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.

Example sentences

European Citizenship is real, and held in addition to national citizenship.

Gaining citizenship is also not a problem, but they don't allow dual citizenship (meaning you have to give up your original citizenship), which makes it a very unattractive option.

Until the law is passed that releases all restrictions on visa-workers and simply grants them citizenship or an extremely permissive stay-while-looking-for-a-job situation, increasing the h1-b quota is simply a means to create a reduced-rights cheaper workforce.

You might even imagine a nation defined not by geography but by the rules and benefits of citizenship.

The current migrant situation is unfortunate but simply eliminating borders or doing away with citizenship is not the answer.

One other thing worth noting was that unless you married someone Swiss it's almost impossible to get Swiss citizenship.

It must be truly terrifying to be American, and stories like this makes me inclined to keep my Canadian citizenship.

US citizenship and the ability to obtain a US DOD secret clearance is required.

Seen another way, you could remove the citizenship of people who went negative.

US citizenship and the ability to hold a security clearance are required.

Japan does require renouncing your current citizenship as part of the path to Japanese citizenship, but they are not the only nation to do this, and it is certainly not something they require only of Zainichi.

My citizenship is more important than my function as a consumer.

Quote examples

That overlapped by about 3 seconds with the guard's question "What's your citizenship".

On the other hand, there's "good citizenship" desiderata.

Secondly all property is pretty much a matter of an "accident of birth" and citizenship is no less valuable than the seven digit inheritance that your parents might leave you.

Also," he continues, "individuals who insist in this type of conduct will be more easily identified and properly prosecuted." The project is still in the House for analysis from commissions of Science and Technology, Communication and Informatics, and Constitution and Justice and Citizenship.