citizen
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also -sən\
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Florida has not yet issued any evacuation orders to citizens along the coast, but 26 counties remain under a state of emergency. — Chris Morris, Fortune, "Dorian Now 1 mph Shy of Being a ‘Major Hurricane’ as Storm Inches Towards Florida," 30 Aug. 2019 The Hong Kong government has acknowledged that the lampposts have enough hardware to spy on citizens, but says protesters’ fears are unfounded. — Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic, "Why Hong Kongers Are Toppling Lampposts," 30 Aug. 2019 After the war, in 1946, Königsberg fell under Soviet rule and was renamed Kaliningrad; by 1948 all remaining German citizens had been expelled, and the region became a restricted military area. — C.g. | Berlin And Kaliningrad, The Economist, "Commemorating the devastation of Königsberg," 29 Aug. 2019 Just as the Sarajevan zoo bear lived a kind of mirror life to the citizens held hostage nearby, Obreht’s indentured camel in colonized lands articulate all that is left unsaid by its human master. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "Téa Obreht Considers the Camel," 28 Aug. 2019 Jerry Mitchell is an investigative reporter for the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization that seeks to hold public officials accountable and empower citizens in their communities. — Jerry Mitchell, ProPublica, "Some of the Country’s Worst Prisons Have Escaped Justice Department Action," 24 Aug. 2019 The petitioner is a law-abiding citizen and has a reputation to sustain in society. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, "India’s former finance minister P Chidambaram arrested," 21 Aug. 2019 Sara Latham, Head of Communications Latham is a dual British and American citizen, and has a background in politics on both sides of the pond. — Abby Gardner, Glamour, "Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Make History by Hiring an All-Female Senior Staff," 20 Aug. 2019 The enhanced driver’s licenses are offered in only a few states to only U.S. citizens. — Elaine S. Povich, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland isn’t the only state with a Real ID problem. Glitches and delays are roiling rollout across U.S.," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'citizen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nounLegal Definition of citizen
Note: Under the Fourteenth Amendment, “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.” A person born outside of the U.S. to parents who were born or naturalized in the U.S. is also a citizen of the U.S. A corporation is not considered a citizen for purposes of the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. A corporation is, however, deemed a citizen of the state in which it is incorporated or has its principal place of business for purposes of diversity jurisdiction.
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