Synonyms for citizen
ˈsɪt ə zən, -səncit·i·zen

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1. citizennoun

   Synonyms:
   national, burgher

   Antonyms:
   subject, stranger, alien, foreigner, illegal

2. citizennoun

   A person that is a legally recognized as a member of a state, with associated rights and obligations.

   When the rebellion broke out, the United States promptly evacuated its citizens from the area.

   Synonyms:
   national, burgher

   Antonyms:
   stranger, foreigner, alien, illegal, subject

3. citizennoun

   A member of a state that is not a monarchy; used as antonym to subject.

   Synonyms:
   burgher, national

   Antonyms:
   foreigner, illegal, subject, alien, stranger

4. citizennoun

   A person that is a legally recognized resident of a city or town.

   Synonyms:
   burgher, national

   Antonyms:
   stranger, alien, foreigner, illegal, subject

5. citizennoun

   A resident of any particular place to which the subject feels to belong.

   Citizen of the World: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau - a book written of the former Canadian prime minister by John English, 2007.

   Synonyms:
   burgher, national

   Antonyms:
   stranger, illegal, alien, subject, foreigner

6. citizennoun

   A civilian, as opposed to a soldier, police officer etc.

   Synonyms:
   national, burgher

   Antonyms:
   subject, foreigner, alien, illegal, stranger

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1. citizennoun

   Synonyms:
   countryman, fellow-countryman, native, native-born inhabitant, naturalized person

   Antonyms:
   alien, alien, foreigner, stranger

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1. citizen

   Synonyms:
   townsman, inhabitant, burgess, subject, denizen

   Antonyms:
   alien, foreigner, visitor, exile

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1. citizennoun

   a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

   Antonyms:
   outlander, alien, foreigner, noncitizen

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1. • National

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1. stateful

   a person which is a citizen of a country

   Submitted by anonymous on January 5, 2020  

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1. citizennoun

   Synonyms:
   inhabitant, resident, dweller

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1. citizennoun

   Synonyms:
   resident

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1. List of paraphrases for "citizen":

   citizens, burger, citoyen, citizenship, civic, nationality, ciudadana, citizenry, civil, public, ressortissant

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1. State Rep. Tom Sullivan:

   Absolutely the tide is turning, the regular, law abiding citizen here in the state of Colorado is getting fed up with the bullies and the extremists and they are speaking out against it.

2. Dalia Gabriela Garcia Acoltzi:

   We are going to need better English teachers, who better than a Mexican citizen who has learned it as their native language?

3. Lenore Skenazy:

   Unless there is real evidence of abuse, a simple decision like a parent leaving their kid in the car while they run into a store doesn’t give a concerned citizen the right to start legal proceedings against a family, often the thinking is, it’s better to place a child in foster care than allow her parent to let her sleep in a car.

4. Hau Do Suan:

   The two reporters are charged under Official Secret Act for illegally possessing confidential government documents. Every citizen is bound by the existing law of land.

5. Malik Obama:

   Just because something is a tradition doesn't mean it's right, treating women as a second-class citizen is a bad tradition. It's holding you back.