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# citizen

noun (a citizen, citizens)

«citizen» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A citizen is a person who legally belongs to a country and has its rights and duties. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citizen/#m1)
2. A citizen is a person who lives in a town or city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citizen/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citizen/#x1)
- Good citizens look after their community. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citizen/#x2)
- All citizens over 18 can vote. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citizen/#x3)
- Senior citizens get cheaper bus tickets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citizen/#x4)
- The citizens of the town planted trees in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citizen/#x5)
- Being a good citizen means helping others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citizen/#x6)
- "You are a citizen of illustrious Athens, are you not?" asked the Dolphin politely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citizen/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «citizen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citizen/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«citizen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/citizen.html) on Mova free.