definition of citizenship
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdefinitionandcitizenship
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definition
noun
uk/ˌdef.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/us/ˌdef.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/
a statement that explains the meaning of a word ...
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citizenship
noun[U]
uk/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən.ʃɪp/us/ˈsɪt̬.ə.zən.ʃɪp/
the state of being a member of a particular country and having rights because ...
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(Definition ofdefinitionandcitizenshipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The scope anddefinitionofcitizenshipwere continually contested to make rights universal and to take on board social and economic dimensions.
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This was possible because a precisedefinitionofcitizenshipand national identity had not been formulated.
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On the other hand, we have seen that adefinitionofcitizenshipwas presupposed by a number of other laws.
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This is the most common criticism levelled at advocates of a 'voluntaristic'definitionofcitizenship.
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There is a case, therefore, for a publicly defined and more focuseddefinitionofcitizenshiprequirements than the current reliance on the amorphous criterion of minimum socialization.
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For example, there is no properdefinitionofcitizenshipor passports.
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We need to look at a broaderdefinitionofcitizenshipthat takes on this very important element of sustainable development.
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On the question of thedefinitionofcitizenship, we welcome recognition of the reality of freedom of movement and freedom of employment.
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We need adefinitionofcitizenship.
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From this perspective, citizenship is an idea revolving around the society itself (and the interactions of those within it), not the legaldefinitionofcitizenship.
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Until recently, in 1994, the document did not contain anydefinitionofcitizenshipand the related rights; instead, clauses were worded in terms of residents and the people.
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