responsible citizen

collocation in English

meaningsofresponsibleandcitizen

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responsible
adjective
uk
/rɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/us
/rɪˈspɑːn.sə.bəl/
to have control and authority over something or someone and the duty of taking care of it, him, ...
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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 ofresponsibleandcitizenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The council tax recognises the duty and the desire of theresponsiblecitizento contribute to local services.
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I and every otherresponsiblecitizenwould be put in an intolerable position.
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Let us be clear about one thing; anyresponsiblecitizenmust view with profound regret the fact that such policing is necessary.
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In other cases, officers are expected to act in the same way as any otherresponsiblecitizenand report the matter to the police.
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But in my view the average manufacturer is a good,responsiblecitizen.
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There she was, aresponsiblecitizendoing what she thought was the right thing to do.
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It is the duty of aresponsiblecitizento disclose that to the proper quarters.
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He is aresponsiblecitizenvouched for by many people long before he receives his office.
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One is home economics (home making or life after school) which has to do with growing up as aresponsiblecitizenand managing a family.
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To anyresponsiblecitizenthe chaos of traffic congestion and the mounting toll has become a nightmare.
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I am aware, as any lawyer and as anyresponsiblecitizenmust be, of the drawbacks of the "sus" law.
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I believe it is the duty of everyresponsiblecitizento seek openly and publicly to support the police on every possible occasion.
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He cannot, in two years before then, have got into such a state that he ceases to be aresponsiblecitizen.
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He should grow up and behave like aresponsiblecitizen.
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To be rid of these would be the wish of anyresponsiblecitizen.
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These are the three pillars on which he can grow and mature into aresponsiblecitizen.
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The property owner andresponsiblecitizenis a soft target.
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What they signified and what they might, indeed, portend in the future, was of such nature as to send a chill of horror into the heart of everyresponsiblecitizen.
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