distinguished citizen

collocation in English

meaningsofdistinguishedandcitizen

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distinguished
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/us
/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/
used to describe a respected and admired person, or ...
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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 ofdistinguishedandcitizenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That may have resulted in it being thought possible that somebody made a mistake, but that does not involve a charge against adistinguishedcitizenof a foreign country.
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Persons who would or might fall into the latter class would include various distinguished citizens of this country, some of whom have already been indicated.
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It is the report of a group of distinguished citizens who have added to their already considerable reputation.
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We have read about the child of one of our distinguished citizens who may have to wait four years before knowing whether the leukaemia has been cured.
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His reputation was established through the creation of statues of distinguished citizens.
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The distinguished citizens ranked above merchantry and below nobility.
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He was frequently charged with the composition of funeral orations over distinguished citizens.
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This is usually intended to produce a house of experts or otherwise distinguished citizens, who would not necessarily be returned in an election.
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State funerals of distinguished citizens have followed a similar pattern, except for the location of the funeral and burial.
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It specified that the distinguished citizens ("oppidani maiores") should choose twelve suitable men, the best the city had to offer, whose decisions would be binding for the whole citizenry.
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