How do you use the word "citizen" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "citizen" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "citizen": A democrat is a free citizen who yields to the will of the majority. And so each citizen plays an indispensable role.

Citizen Meaning

/ˈsɪtɪzən/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.

nounA legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.

Sentence Examples

A democrat is a free citizen who yields to the will of the majority.

And so each citizen plays an indispensable role.

CEFR Practice Quiz

Every ____ over eighteen can vote in the national election.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Every ____ has the right to vote in the national elections today city.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English citeseyn (“inhabitant of a city or town”), citezein, citisein, from Anglo-Norman citesain (“city-dweller, town-dweller”), citesein, citezein, alteration of citeien from cite (“city”) + -ien (“-ain”) (probable variant of cithein perhaps influenced by dainzain (“denizen”), deinzein), from Old French cite (“city”) + -ien (whence French citoyen), from earlier citet, from Latin civitatem, citatem, from civis. See also city. Displaced native Old English burhsittend and Old English ceasterware.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"[T]hat large body of the working men who were not counted as citizens and had not so much as a vote to serve as an anodyne to their stomachs were likely to get impatient." — 1862 July – 1863 August, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], “What Florence was Thinking of”, in Romola. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], published 1863, →OCLC, book II, page 180:

"Assistant: You'll meet with the managing director and Dr Sinita Brahmachari, the engineer who designed the chair. Peter Mackenzie: Indian, is he? Assistant: She is a British citizen, Minister. Born in Coventry." — 1990, House of Cards, season 1, episode 4:

"Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control." — 2012 January 26, Steven Sloman, “The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2012, page 74:

"He is also a citizen of Antigua, because he purchased a home – where he now resides with his family." — 2019 October 7, Kate Springer, “Passports for purchase: Open citizenship doors around the world”, in CNN:

"A jellyfish... carries poison cells that can sting other citizens of the sea." — 1979 October, Boys' Life, page 33:

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