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citizen

US /ˈsɪtəzən/

noun Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

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

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Every citizen has the right to vote in the local election.

Word Family

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citizen gốc citizenship
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Synonyms

  • residentsomeone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
  • inhabitanta person who inhabits a particular place
  • nationala person who owes allegiance to that nation

Collocations

  • Easy proud responsible law-abiding community citizen
    describing proud responsible law-abiding community citizen (feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride)
  • Medium fulfill corporate citizen civic obligations diligently
    to satisfy or carry out completely regarding corporate citizen civic obligations diligently
  • Hard dual citizen passport entitlement rights
    describing dual citizen passport entitlement rights (consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs)
  • Very Hard embrace cosmopolitan identity as a citizen of the world
    to embrace cosmopolitan identity as a citizen of the world, meaning to include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.