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citizenship

[ sit-uh-zuhn-ship, -suhn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the state of being vested with the rights, privileges, and duties of a citizen.
the character of an individual viewed as a member of society; behavior in terms of the duties, obligations, and functions of a citizen:
an award for good citizenship.

citizenship

/ ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp /

First recorded in 1605–15; citizen + -ship

In particular, it applies to immigrants who lost their U.S. citizenship after their involvement in World War II was discovered.

And yet our country has redefined citizenship in some extraordinary ways since its inception.

He promises the undocumented a chance to ‘get right with the law’ but says there will be ‘no free pass’ to citizenship either.

It does not grant citizenship or the right to stay here permanently, or offer the same benefits that citizens receive.

Canada and the United States are the only industrialized countries that retain birthright citizenship.

When her marital relation ends she may elect to retain her marital or her original citizenship.

In 1855 Congress passed an act conferring citizenship on alien women who should marry American citizens.

At any time, on certain conditions, a member of a tribal ward can apply for full citizenship in a municipality.

How long is it since Jews were granted full rights of citizenship in Christian England?

What claims then have colored men, based upon the principles set forth, as fundamentally entitled to citizenship?

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