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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The 76-year-old said he was "delighted" to this week be granted full British citizenship and thanked the people of Wirral for their "unbelievable" support.

From BBC

Her spokesperson, Alicia Pierce, said the office hadn’t reviewed SAVE’s citizenship determination before sending lists to counties because it isn’t an investigative agency.

From Salon

She was one of sixty-eight early feminists who signed the revolutionary Declaration of Sentiments, calling for equal citizenship for women in the United States.

From Literature

Canada’s count, at more than 250,000, doesn’t fully capture dual citizenship, or the flow of Americans whose daily lives straddle the border.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hun Manet said his former advisor was extradited to China rather than the US due to his citizenship.

From Barron's

citizenship

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