citizenship

[US]/ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/
[UK]/ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. rights and responsibilities of a citizen; civil rights; moral character and behavior as a citizen.

Phrases & Collocations

citizenship test

dual citizenship

lose citizenship

corporate citizenship

citizenship education

country of citizenship

Example Sentences

Their citizenship in school is very good.

those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic.

rights deriving from citizenship;

the task of education was to reinvigorate citizenship in order that pupils might act morally.

They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me.

Ten years later, she chose to take Australian citizenship.

He had “derivative citizenship” from his father’s naturalisation around 1990.

Foreigners who naturalise as Singaporean citizens are required to renounce all foreign citizenships.

To deprive of a privilege, an immunity, or a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote; disenfranchise.

Husbands and wives of British nationals do not automatically gain citizenship.

He was stripped of his citizenship when he criticized the government.

an immigrant whose citizenship was revoked and who was expatriated because he had concealed his criminal record.

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