Language

en

Definitions

... Actually, this word is decidedly less common in English than in some other languages and, in native texts, it is nearly always used to mean ‘a legally recognized subject or national of a state'. The emphasis is very much on nationality, so, for example, if we say that ‘steps have been taken to help citizens get back to work’, we imply that non-citizens (of which there are a large number in the EU) are not expected to benefit. ... (Misused English words and expressions in EU publications' WWW20170109 http://www.eca.europa.eu/Other%20publications/EN_TERMINOLOGY_PUBLICATION/EN_TERMINOLOGY_PUBLICATION.pdf)

DefGEMET: A native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance, bears responsibilities and obtains rights, including protection, from the government. (Source: RHW)

Part of speech

Noun (male)

Base form

citizen

Inflectionals

citizen, citizens, citizens'

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Übersetzung geprüft

Source Note

de

GEMETID10991

Change Notes

Initial version
on 2007-02-11
Last change
Barbara Fock on 2022-10-14