Definitions

citizenship

[sit-uh-zuhn-ship, -suhn-] / ˈsɪt ə zənˌʃɪp, -sən- /

NOUN

freedom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

autonomy democracy emancipation exemption immunity liberation privilege release relief self-determination self-government sovereignty

STRONG

abolition abolitionism autarchy deliverance delivery discharge disengagement enfranchisement franchise impunity liberty manumission parole prerogative probation rescue salvage salvation

WEAK

disimprisonment extriction home rule representative government

Antonyms

STRONGEST

responsibility

STRONG

hold imprisonment incarceration restraint retention

WEAK

captivity confinement difficulty government limitation reserve restriction servitude slavery subjection subordination suppression

NOUN

nationality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community ethnic group origin society

STRONG

allegiance country nation race

WEAK

body politic native land political home

Example Sentences

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They have Turkish citizenship, so they will be able to return.

From BBC

The Times reports that some senior Labour MPs are also calling for Fattah's citizenship to be removed.

From BBC

She became a vegetarian, and in 2013 even threatened to apply for Russian citizenship in protest against plans to kill two sick elephants in a French zoo.

From BBC

Although the courts rejected the bans, Dologuele, who previously ran for the top job in 2020, was stripped of his Central African passport in mid-October even after giving up his French citizenship.

From Barron's

In December, the Department of Homeland Security said it would stop processing green-card applications for Haitians, which leaves people like Etienne without a path to citizenship.

From The Wall Street Journal

citizenship

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