respected citizen

collocation in English

meaningsofrespectedandcitizen

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respected
adjective
uk
/rɪˈspek.tɪd/us
/rɪˈspek.tɪd/
admired by many people for your qualities ...
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citizen
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən/us
/ˈsɪt̬.ə.zən/
a person who is a member of a particular country and who has rights because of being born there or because of being given rights, or a person who lives in a particular town ...
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(Definition ofrespectedandcitizenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But thisrespectedcitizenhad to pay all his legal expenses, unlike the villain, who had free legal aid.
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He lives in retirement as arespectedcitizenand one who has shown his disregard for a hereditary title.
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A car was coming, driven by a prominent andrespectedcitizen, old enough to have held a driving licence for more than forty years.
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Suffice it to say that this man, a highlyrespectedcitizenwith a great record of public service, hovered on the border between life and death for two weeks.
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Morel has reformed and become arespectedcitizen.
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He was a highlyrespectedcitizenof the community and was a very industrious man.
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In 1870, he was regarded as a nuisance; when he died, he was arespectedcitizen.
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He is also a highlyrespectedcitizen, very civic-minded, and serves on the town council.
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Gulliver became arespectedcitizengentleman and banker.
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Picarellio became a wealthy andrespectedcitizen.
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They were peaceful assemblies and, judging by the newspaper photographs, extremely respectable and respected citizens took part.
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Antonina and her husband lived as respected citizens enjoying all privileges granted to war veterans.
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They were called the prohedria and reserved for priests and a few most respected citizens.
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This began with religious persecution by well respected citizens, law enforcement, and government officials.
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