Citizenship
noun
The legal status of being a citizen of a particular country.
He was granted U.S. citizenship last year.
Often appears as...
- granted citizenship
- obtain citizenship
noun
The qualities expected of a person as a responsible member of a community.
It's part of good citizenship to help others in need.
Often appears as...
- good citizenship
- responsible citizenship
noun
The course that teaches you about your rights and duties as a member of community.
The high school offers a class in citizenship.
Often appears as...
- citizenship class
- citizenship education
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Academic
noun
The legal status of being a citizen of a particular country.
He was granted U.S. citizenship last year.
Often appears as...
- granted citizenship
- obtain citizenship
noun
The qualities expected of a person as a responsible member of a community.
It's part of good citizenship to help others in need.
Often appears as...
- good citizenship
- responsible citizenship
noun
The course that teaches you about your rights and duties as a member of community.
The high school offers a class in citizenship.
Often appears as...
- citizenship class
- citizenship education
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Process
Focuses on the legal aspect of becoming a country's citizen, usually involving an application or ceremony.
After years of residency, she finally completed her citizenship process.
Pro Tip 2/3Rights and Privileges
Being granted citizenship typically comes with rights like voting and owning property in that country.
With Australian citizenship, he could now vote in elections.
Pro Tip 3/3Identity Aspect
Citizenship can be a significant part of a person's identity, linking them to a country's culture and community.
Her Japanese citizenship was a proud aspect of her identity.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Process
Focuses on the legal aspect of becoming a country's citizen, usually involving an application or ceremony.
After years of residency, she finally completed her citizenship process.
Pro Tip 2/3Rights and Privileges
Being granted citizenship typically comes with rights like voting and owning property in that country.
With Australian citizenship, he could now vote in elections.
Pro Tip 3/3Identity Aspect
Citizenship can be a significant part of a person's identity, linking them to a country's culture and community.
Her Japanese citizenship was a proud aspect of her identity.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Process
Focuses on the legal aspect of becoming a country's citizen, usually involving an application or ceremony.
After years of residency, she finally completed her citizenship process.
Pro Tip 2/3Rights and Privileges
Being granted citizenship typically comes with rights like voting and owning property in that country.
With Australian citizenship, he could now vote in elections.
Pro Tip 3/3Identity Aspect
Citizenship can be a significant part of a person's identity, linking them to a country's culture and community.
Her Japanese citizenship was a proud aspect of her identity.
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Alice Dreger: Is anatomy...
being more important than anatomical difference and said, "The fact that we have a uterus and ovaries is not significant enough in terms of a difference to mean that we shouldn't have the right to vote, the right to full citizenship, the right to own property, etc." And women successfully argued that.
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Ashraf Ghani: How to fix...
investment in human capital, provision of citizenship rights, provision of infrastructure, management of the tangible and intangible assets of the state through regulation, creation of the market, international agreements, including public borrowing, and then, most importantly, rule of law.
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Raghava KK: Coloring...
Revolution he said real education is about learning discipline it's about learning how to learn it's about being curious and all these beautiful things you know it's about good citizenship so I listened very carefully he also said there's a big difference between learning and
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How to win an argument...
challenging President Trump's addition of a citizenship question to the census. A decision with huge implications. It was a really hard case. Most thought we would lose. But the thing is, we won. Five votes to four. The Supreme Court basically said
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Behind the Great...
people to it's like a training of the citizenship preparing for the future democracy but it didn't change Chinese political system and also Chinese central government routinized a centralized server structure to strengthen his power to come to the
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Michael Anti: Behind the...
for people to, it's like a training of their citizenship, preparing for future democracy. But it didn't change the Chinese political system, and also the Chinese central government utilized this centralized server structure to strengthen its power
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Creating meaningful...
and to report that to local authorities to finally denying access to citizenship for children born in Arizona to immigrant parents I knew that it was my responsibility to do what I could and use what I learned over the last years
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What does it mean to be...
we've scored some big policy wins, and citizens are signing up all over the world. But have we achieved our mission? We have such a long way to go. But this is the opportunity that I see. The concept of global citizenship,
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Dan Dennett: Responding...
This discourages the sort of reasoning citizenship it seems to me that we want to have. I've got one more problem, then I'm through. And I'd really like to get a response if Rick is able to do it.
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New thinking on the...
But, as important as it is to change the lightbulbs, it is more important to change the laws. And when we change our behavior in our daily lives, we sometimes leave out the citizenship part
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Alice Dreger: Is anatomy...
being more important than anatomical difference and said, "The fact that we have a uterus and ovaries is not significant enough in terms of a difference to mean that we shouldn't have the right to vote, the right to full citizenship, the right to own property, etc." And women successfully argued that.
Video examples
Ashraf Ghani: How to fix...
investment in human capital, provision of citizenship rights, provision of infrastructure, management of the tangible and intangible assets of the state through regulation, creation of the market, international agreements, including public borrowing, and then, most importantly, rule of law.
Video examples
Raghava KK: Coloring...
Revolution he said real education is about learning discipline it's about learning how to learn it's about being curious and all these beautiful things you know it's about good citizenship so I listened very carefully he also said there's a big difference between learning and
Video examples
How to win an argument...
challenging President Trump's addition of a citizenship question to the census. A decision with huge implications. It was a really hard case. Most thought we would lose. But the thing is, we won. Five votes to four. The Supreme Court basically said
Video examples
Behind the Great...
people to it's like a training of the citizenship preparing for the future democracy but it didn't change Chinese political system and also Chinese central government routinized a centralized server structure to strengthen his power to come to the
Video examples
Michael Anti: Behind the...
for people to, it's like a training of their citizenship, preparing for future democracy. But it didn't change the Chinese political system, and also the Chinese central government utilized this centralized server structure to strengthen its power
Video examples
Creating meaningful...
and to report that to local authorities to finally denying access to citizenship for children born in Arizona to immigrant parents I knew that it was my responsibility to do what I could and use what I learned over the last years
Video examples
What does it mean to be...
we've scored some big policy wins, and citizens are signing up all over the world. But have we achieved our mission? We have such a long way to go. But this is the opportunity that I see. The concept of global citizenship,
Video examples
Dan Dennett: Responding...
This discourages the sort of reasoning citizenship it seems to me that we want to have. I've got one more problem, then I'm through. And I'd really like to get a response if Rick is able to do it.
Video examples
New thinking on the...
But, as important as it is to change the lightbulbs, it is more important to change the laws. And when we change our behavior in our daily lives, we sometimes leave out the citizenship part
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Kali Uchis
Colombian Musician
We're all born into whatever citizenship, circumstances, or class we happen to be born into. Immigrants and so many people in the working class work so hard every day for nickels and pennies and scraps to just barely get by and then realize that this precious life has been completely drained out of us.
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Jan C. Ting
American Politician
The U.S. immigration system is the most generous in the world, providing each year more green cards for legal permanent residence with a clear path to full citizenship than all the rest of the nations of the world combined.
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John Doar
American Lawyer
I'm not saying to you that every element of segregation and discrimination and second-class citizenship has changed. But in the political sense, the world has changed. People now who want to vote can vote.
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Joe Baca
American Politician
Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of good character with a real path towards citizenship.
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Howard Schultz
American Businessman
I do feel, in a sense, the rules of engagement for citizenship has changed, and we must encourage other people to speak up and to take action.
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Jill Stein
American Politician
To provide a welcoming path to citizenship for immigrants and to restore our civil liberties, our foreign policy platform is very important.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
I still passionately support comprehensive immigration reform legislation with a path to full and equal citizenship.
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Jackie Robinson
American Baseball Player
The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.
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Jabari Parker
American Basketball Player
My mother didn't get her citizenship until much later in life.
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Joe Kennedy III
American Politician
Humanity does not come with citizenship or a green card.
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Kali Uchis
Colombian Musician
We're all born into whatever citizenship, circumstances, or class we happen to be born into. Immigrants and so many people in the working class work so hard every day for nickels and pennies and scraps to just barely get by and then realize that this precious life has been completely drained out of us.
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Jan C. Ting
American Politician
The U.S. immigration system is the most generous in the world, providing each year more green cards for legal permanent residence with a clear path to full citizenship than all the rest of the nations of the world combined.
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John Doar
American Lawyer
I'm not saying to you that every element of segregation and discrimination and second-class citizenship has changed. But in the political sense, the world has changed. People now who want to vote can vote.
Quote examples
Joe Baca
American Politician
Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of good character with a real path towards citizenship.
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Howard Schultz
American Businessman
I do feel, in a sense, the rules of engagement for citizenship has changed, and we must encourage other people to speak up and to take action.
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Jill Stein
American Politician
To provide a welcoming path to citizenship for immigrants and to restore our civil liberties, our foreign policy platform is very important.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
I still passionately support comprehensive immigration reform legislation with a path to full and equal citizenship.
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Jackie Robinson
American Baseball Player
The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.
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Jabari Parker
American Basketball Player
My mother didn't get her citizenship until much later in life.
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Joe Kennedy III
American Politician
Humanity does not come with citizenship or a green card.
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