Ten Words related to Citizenship

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  1. citizen
    a native or naturalized member of a state
    After living on the Marshall Islands for five years, he said, people can become citizens and then legally move to the United States. Scientific American (Sep 9, 2013)
  2. citizenship
    membership in a state with rights and duties
    Henry Ford ran citizenship classes of the immigrant masses who worked in his giant factories. Wall Street Journal (Sep 20, 2013)
  3. lawful
    conformable to or allowed by a legal code
    He said the surveillance activities reported in the Washington Post and Britain's Guardian newspaper were lawful and conducted under authorities approved by Congress.
  4. permanent
    continuing or enduring without marked change in status
    Having federal regulatory agencies shut down on a permanent basis would obviously be catastrophic. Slate (Sep 23, 2013)
  5. current
    occurring in or belonging to the present time
    Yet, the current debate is only the opening act in a longer drama.
  6. right
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
    The Martin Luther King National Memorial site, dedicated to the great civil rights leader, is one of the District’s newest attractions.
  7. responsibility
    the social force that binds you to a course of action
    He accused Mr Hunt of trying to dodge responsibility and coming up with "half-baked plans".
  8. vote
    a choice made by counting people in favor of alternatives
    People who are registered to vote in Scotland will have the opportunity to go to the polls on Thursday, 18 September, next year.
  9. freedom
    the power to act, speak, or think without being controlled
    At first the protesters just wanted democracy and greater freedom.
  10. promise
    a verbal commitment agreeing to do something in the future
    Buying health insurance will be as easy as purchasing a plane ticket or shopping on Amazon, the president has promised.
Created on Wed Oct 02 16:14:22 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Oct 02 16:21:43 EDT 2013)

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