active citizen

collocation in English

meaningsofactiveandcitizen

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withcitizen.
active
adjective
uk
/ˈæk.tɪv/us
/ˈæk.tɪv/
busy with a ...
See more atactive
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 ofactiveandcitizenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofactive 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.
That is, a common language enables the speaker to be anactivecitizen.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Being anactivecitizenis a measure extracted out of responses to an open-ended question about what makes for a good citizen.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The paper assumed the role of anactivecitizenseeking knowledge about, and answers to, the grave problems of urban life.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It can be suggested that more attention should be focused on the role of the spatiallyactivecitizen and the ways in which urban space was used in everyday life.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Those centres will play an important part in what it means to be anactivecitizenwho makes good choices.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I believe that, wherever one is living, there is a role for theactivecitizen.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is extremely difficult to be anactivecitizenif one is working in the teeth of local opposition.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Many excellent ideas are set out in that document, which provides a framework for theactivecitizen.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In areas where that is more difficult, there is still a role for theactivecitizen.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The role of theactivecitizenand of voluntary organisations was paramount in the overall strength of that community.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Theactivecitizenworking abroad is indispensable to the future of the world.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are moving towards electronic voting; methods of being engaged as anactivecitizenmore and more depend on access.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
He mentioned crime prevention and gave the name of oneactivecitizenwho visits the police station daily and is co-ordinating neighbourhood watch schemes.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Does she agree that there is probably no better way to be anactivecitizenthan to become a special constable?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
However, much more important is the significance for the concept of theactivecitizenof the concept of having a jury.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Implicit in what he has just said is a definition of theactivecitizen.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The role of anactivecitizenis potentially one of great importance when it comes to improving such an environment for large numbers of people.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The motion seeks to raise awareness of the vital role of theactivecitizen, both as an individual and joining others in voluntary groups to help the community generally.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
People can travel all over the world and stock markets can respond to each other's communications within seconds, so we must consider theactivecitizenin a worldwide sense.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is most important that they should be used for policing purposes in neighbourhood watch areas as we try to build up the role of theactivecitizen.
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 ofactive
Go to the definition ofcitizen
See other collocations withcitizen