elderly citizen
collocation in Englishmeaningsofelderlyandcitizen
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elderly
adjective
uk/ˈel.dəl.i/us/ˈel.dɚ.li/
polite word ...
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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 ofelderlyandcitizenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Noelderlycitizenor disabled person should be housed above ground level if the accommodation is not served by two lifts.
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I feel extremely strongly about theelderlycitizenand his difficulties in the current state of the nation.
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By contrast, selling half the unencumbered freehold in the property—a more typical transaction for the ordinaryelderlycitizen—is not covered.
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In fact, elderly migrants appear to be much more vulnerable to poverty than elderly citizens in several countries.
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These skills are not easy to acquire for elderly citizens like those featured in example (1).
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There are many more things that could be done to improve the quality of life of our elderly citizens.
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Finally, a large proportion of our elderly citizens rely most on electricity.
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The facilities that we create today for our 8 million elderly citizens are, with some limitations, the facilities that we create for ourselves.
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Many poor and elderly citizens who have served this country well will find their democratic rights being taxed.
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It will have to consider the frequency of dustbin emptying and the services provided for elderly citizens.
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It is also inconvenient for elderly citizens to rely on coal in the current circumstances.
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Many of our elderly citizens have a meagre existence.
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Standing charges should be abolished for the poorest people in our society, especially for elderly citizens on income support.
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There are many other services which are coming to be used by local authorities for the benefit of their elderly citizens.
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However, we need to make a serious attempt to cut down on the nuisance caused, whether it is to elderly citizens or animals.
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Shopkeepers suffer, and elderly citizens in elderly people's homes suffer tremendously, from that kind of behaviour.
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When they are drunk, the perceived threat is much more substantial, especially to elderly citizens.
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If we are to honour our obligations to elderly citizens, we must lift them out of poverty.
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