citizenship
noun
cit·i·zen·ship
ˈsi-tə-zən-ˌship 
also -sən-
1
: the status of being a citizen
He was granted U.S. citizenship.
2
a
: membership in a community (such as a college)
b
: the quality of an individual's response to membership in a community
The students are learning the value of good citizenship.
Examples of citizenship in a Sentence
She applied for Polish citizenship.
He was granted U.S. citizenship.
The students are learning the value of good citizenship.
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Local real estate agent Wayne Lyle, who like many of his neighbors has dual U.S.-Canadian citizenship, said some of Point Roberts’ roughly 1,000 residents are signing a petition pleading with British Columbia’s premier for an exemption to whatever retaliatory tariffs Canada may institute.
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Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Courts have paused several of his executive orders, including ones seeking to eliminate agencies created by Congress and ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Many countries grant automatic citizenship to people with ancestral ties, sometimes going back several generations.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Additionally, a recent study from the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement found that 21.3 million people cannot readily access their citizenship documents.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Courts have paused several of his executive orders, including ones seeking to eliminate agencies created by Congress and ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Many countries grant automatic citizenship to people with ancestral ties, sometimes going back several generations.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Additionally, a recent study from the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement found that 21.3 million people cannot readily access their citizenship documents.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for citizenship
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“Citizenship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citizenship. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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citizenship
noun
cit·i·zen·ship
ˈsit-ə-zən-ship
1
: possession of the rights and privileges of a citizen
2
: the quality of a person's response to membership in a community
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