individual citizen

collocation in English

meaningsofindividualandcitizen

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withcitizen.
individual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
existing and considered separately from the other things or people in ...
See more atindividual
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 ...
See more atcitizen

(Definition ofindividualandcitizenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofindividual citizen

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The voluntarist structure means that this can only be effected by theindividualcitizenhimself.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It took decades before reproductive control came within the reach of theindividualcitizen.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Its aim is to cultivate traditional morals inindividualcitizenlisteners.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The judiciary alone stood between theindividualcitizenand the excessive zeal of majority rule.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theindividualcitizen, in the privacy of a voting booth, does not have to bow to public pressure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
And this latter type of consideration may dominate, because it offers theindividualcitizena means of identifying with candidates and political parties.
From theCambridge English Corpus
From a user perspective, the relationship between theindividualcitizenand the health care system changes in the sense that patients become more empowered when they can choose their hospital.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In this sense, a true federation has both a distribution of political power specified in the constitution and a direct relationship between political power and theindividualcitizen.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Our primary concern was that theindividualcitizenshould not be hindered in any way from benefiting from his or her rights.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The report rightly points out that there is a problem for theindividualcitizenwhen corruption takes place.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This is where theindividualcitizencan get a concern addressed in an entirely concrete way.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I should like to point out that what we are concerned with here is anindividualcitizenwhose livelihood has been affected.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
How is theindividualcitizento be made to feel more involved in decision-making?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
However, when data are sold, it is vital to have proper mechanisms for the anonymising of the information, so as to protect theindividualcitizen.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There ought to be a proper means for theindividualcitizento express himself right up through all the authorities.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This is a great wrong to theindividualcitizen.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We all know of this very wide area of complaint which concerns relations between theindividualcitizenand the local authority.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have heard a great deal in the debate about the rights of theindividualcitizen.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofindividual
Go to the definition ofcitizen
See other collocations withcitizen