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rights of citizenship

NOUN
civil rights
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freedom freedom of religion freedom of speech human rights
WEAK
God-given rights civil liberties constitutional rights freedoms freedoms of citizens legal rights natural rights rights unalienable rights
NOUN
human rights
Synonyms
STRONGEST
civil rights
WEAK
civil liberties constitutional rights natural rights unalienable rights

Example Sentences

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In 2020, then-Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam granted Falls clemency, restoring his full rights of citizenship.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Last month, Ms. Haaland approved a new Constitution for the Cherokee Nation that explicitly grants full rights of citizenship to the Cherokee Freedmen, people formerly enslaved by Cherokee tribal citizens.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2021

Ozawa had lived in the U.S. for 20 years, but was denied the rights of citizenship because of alien land laws.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2021

“Whenever he demands the rights of citizenship he is accused of self-seeking,” he declared in a speech.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2020

Severo del Valle was obliged to use all his legal ingenuity to bring his brother-in-law back to life and the full rights of citizenship.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende