citizenship
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.
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How to use citizenship in a sentence
As well as financial help, over the past two years, Turkey has also granted citizenship to dozens of Hamas members, according to one person briefed on the issue, allowing them to travel without visas to more than 100 countries.
Turkey insists that it never grants citizenship to people with proven links to terrorism or violence.
This week on Deep Tech, she joins our editor-in-chief, Gideon Lichfield, to discuss why backlash from a controversial citizenship bill prompted the government to cut online communications.
Podcast: How a 135-year-old law lets India shutdown the internet | Anthony Green | September 2, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThe protest was against a controversial citizenship bill that the government planned to introduce.
Podcast: How a 135-year-old law lets India shutdown the internet | Anthony Green | September 2, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThe second reason is that more of the immigrants who are eligible for citizenship are getting naturalized.
A historic 10% of the eligible US voters this November will be foreign-born | Dan Kopf | September 2, 2020 | Quartz
In particular, it applies to immigrants who lost their U.S. citizenship after their involvement in World War II was discovered.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive | Ben Jacobs | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd yet our country has redefined citizenship in some extraordinary ways since its inception.
The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship | Keli Goff | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe promises the undocumented a chance to ‘get right with the law’ but says there will be ‘no free pass’ to citizenship either.
Will 5 Million Undocumented Immigrants Take Obama's Tough Love Immigration Deal? | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt does not grant citizenship or the right to stay here permanently, or offer the same benefits that citizens receive.
Will 5 Million Undocumented Immigrants Take Obama's Tough Love Immigration Deal? | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCanada and the United States are the only industrialized countries that retain birthright citizenship.
Get Ready to Start Hearing About ‘Executive Amnesty for Anchor Babies’ | Eleanor Clift | November 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen her marital relation ends she may elect to retain her marital or her original citizenship.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesIn 1855 Congress passed an act conferring citizenship on alien women who should marry American citizens.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesAt any time, on certain conditions, a member of a tribal ward can apply for full citizenship in a municipality.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanHow long is it since Jews were granted full rights of citizenship in Christian England?
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordWhat claims then have colored men, based upon the principles set forth, as fundamentally entitled to citizenship?
British Dictionary definitions for citizenship
/ (ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp) /
the condition or status of a citizen, with its rights and duties
a person's conduct as a citizen: an award for good citizenship
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