citizen

noun

/ˈsɪtɪzn/

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a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular country
- The defeat of the president did not change the lives of ordinary citizens for the better.
- an economic slowdown that has left millions of our fellow citizens unemployed
- She's Italian by birth but is now an Australian citizen.
- Polish citizens living in other parts of the European Union
- the government's failure to address the concerns of the average citizen
- In light of the unrest in the country, the US embassy has urged private citizens to leave.
- I became a naturalized American citizen when I was 18.
- He said the primary responsibility of a state is to protect its citizens from attack.
- This shows that the government respects the rights of citizens.
- citizen of something Some politicians seem to be treating the citizens of this country with contempt.
compare subject (6)
Extra Examples
- They are fighting for acceptance as full citizens of the country.
- Citizens of other European countries do not need work permits.
- He later became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
- The issues that interested most French citizens were domestic rather than foreign.
Topics People in societyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- naturalized
- British
- …
phrases
- somebody’s fellow citizens
See full entry
a person who lives in a particular place
- When you're old, people treat you like a second-class citizen.
- There have been meetings of concerned citizens over proposed development plans.
- citizen of something the decent, law-abiding citizens of this city
- the citizens of Budapest
see also active citizen, senior citizen
Extra Examples
- Our job is to protect the citizens of Belfast and make it a safe city to live in.
- minorities who felt they had been treated as second-class citizens
- This terrible crime has shocked all law-abiding citizens.
- She is a prominent citizen of the town.
- Gay people have had enough of being treated as second-class citizens.
- It's not clear how the new law will affect the ordinary citizen.
- The king was visiting France as a private citizen.
- lawsuits brought against private citizens
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- naturalized
- British
- …
phrases
- somebody’s fellow citizens
See full entry

compare subject

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

单词	citizen
释义	citizen noun /ˈsɪtɪzn/ /ˈsɪtɪzn/ jump to other results a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular country The defeat of the president did not change the lives of ordinary citizens for the better. an economic slowdown that has left millions of our fellow citizens unemployed She's Italian by birth but is now an Australian citizen. Polish citizens living in other parts of the European Union the government's failure to address the concerns of the average citizen In light of the unrest in the country, the US embassy has urged private citizens to leave. I became a naturalized American citizen when I was 18. He said the primary responsibility of a state is to protect its citizens from attack. This shows that the government respects the rights of citizens. citizen of something Some politicians seem to be treating the citizens of this country with contempt. compare subject (6) Extra Examples They are fighting for acceptance as full citizens of the country. Citizens of other European countries do not need work permits. He later became a naturalized citizen of the United States. The issues that interested most French citizens were domestic rather than foreign. Topics People in societyb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective full naturalized British … phrases somebody’s fellow citizens See full entry a person who lives in a particular place When you're old, people treat you like a second-class citizen. There have been meetings of concerned citizens over proposed development plans. citizen of something the decent, law-abiding citizens of this city the citizens of Budapest see also active citizen, senior citizen Extra Examples Our job is to protect the citizens of Belfast and make it a safe city to live in. minorities who felt they had been treated as second-class citizens This terrible crime has shocked all law-abiding citizens. She is a prominent citizen of the town. Gay people have had enough of being treated as second-class citizens. It's not clear how the new law will affect the ordinary citizen. The king was visiting France as a private citizen. lawsuits brought against private citizens Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective full naturalized British … phrases somebody’s fellow citizens See full entry compare subject Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French citezein, alteration (probably influenced by deinzein ‘denizen’) of Old French citeain, based on Latin civitas ‘city’, from civis ‘citizen’.
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