local citizen

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandcitizen

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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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 oflocalandcitizenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocal citizen

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I have been involved in such activities both as alocalcitizenand as chairman of a health authority and it is very valuable indeed.
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How can alocalcitizenknow whom to thank or to blame?
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His suggestion would have a fairly dramatic effect on alocalcitizenregistered for payment of the poll tax.
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The whole burden of the debt falls on the local authority—in this respect, thelocalcitizen.
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I reject a sales tax because it would be administratively impossible to differentiate between a visitor and alocalcitizen.
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Instead, there is a range of opportunities, such as family tickets, advance purchase tickets,localcitizen tickets and through tickets, including transport by bus and train.
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Lukasik is married to alocalcitizenand has threelocalcitizenchildren.
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Alocalcitizenhas written a book about the crash and has interviewed all the witnesses.
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Further protection efforts have been undertaken by a group oflocalcitizenactivists.
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The brick tower was rendered with cement and a new clock, donated by alocalcitizen, was installed in 1827.
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Another variant is to choose a picture bride from the homeland due to inability to marry alocalcitizen.
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Then it was purchased, restored and reopened to play current movies by alocalcitizenin 2000.
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The tribunals were conducted by 23 army officers, an assessor, and a respectedlocalcitizen.
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A month later, alocalcitizendonated $1 million to the school.
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Alcoholic beverages were available to tourists on resort islands, but it remains against the law to offer alcohol to alocalcitizen.
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The purpose of writing this report is to demonstrate the effect of the gulf wars onlocalcitizen.
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Nowhere is this more evident than in the example of national fragmentation, as states claim rights to local citizens' body parts.
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Flags in any locality may be flown at half-mast on the death of a notablelocalcitizenor on the day, or part of the day, of their funeral.
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One of several houses in the city with this distinction, it was listed both because it was the home of a prominentlocalcitizenand because of its architecture.
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Each installment was capped off with a large and unapologetically accurate portrait of alocalcitizen, creating an overall impression somewhere between a yearbook and a phonebook.
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