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CITIZENSHIP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conduct as a citizen
Example:
award for good citizenship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("citizenship" is a kind of...):
behavior; behaviour; conduct; demeanor; demeanour; deportment ((behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people)
Derivation:
citizen (a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The status of a citizen with rights and duties
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("citizenship" is a kind of...):
legal status (a status defined by law)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
citizen (a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community)
