citizen

«citizen» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who legally belongs to a country and has its… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a citizen, citizens)

meaning for a pupil

1) A citizen is a person who legally belongs to a country and has its rights and duties. tree →

2) A citizen is a person who lives in a town or city. tree →

sense in the lessons

In citizenship lessons pupils learn that citizens have rights (like freedom of speech) and responsibilities (like obeying the law). Good citizens help their community. Phrases: senior citizen (an older person), fellow citizens, a good citizen, global citizen.

examples

• She became an Australian citizen last year. tree →
• Good citizens look after their community. tree →
• All citizens over 18 can vote. tree →
• Senior citizens get cheaper bus tickets. tree →
• The citizens of the town planted trees in the park. tree →
• Being a good citizen means helping others. tree →
• "You are a citizen of illustrious Athens, are you not?" asked the Dolphin politely. tree →

note

Countable. Related: citizenship. «Senior citizen» is a polite way to say an older person, often a pensioner. Spelling: citiZen, not «citisen».

In the corpora

• "Senior citizen" is the official term for an old person, often over 60 or 65.
• The French Revolution began in 1789, ended the monarchy in 1792 and spread new ideas about rights and citizens across Europe.
• About 2,500 years ago the citizens of Athens met on a hill and voted on laws, war and peace themselves.
• Instead they made a republic, where citizens elected leaders for one year at a time.
• In Australia every adult citizen must vote, or pay a small fine.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «citizen» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.