citizenship

cit·i·zen·ship

noun \ˈsi-tə-zən-ˌship\

Definition of CITIZENSHIP

1

: the status of being a citizen

2

a : membership in a community (as a college) b : the quality of an individual's response to membership in a community

Examples of CITIZENSHIP

1. She applied for Polish citizenship.
2. He was granted U.S. citizenship.
3. The students are learning the value of good citizenship.

First Known Use of CITIZENSHIP

1611

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with CITIZENSHIP

accountantship, acquaintanceship, apostleship, apprenticeship, artisanship, assistantship, attorneyship, championship, chancellorship, commandership, companionship, containership, cross-ownership, dictatorship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, factory ship, Freudian slip, good-fellowship, guardianship, headmastership, instructorship, landownership, laureateship, managership, median strip, musicianship, ombudsmanship, one-upmanship, outdoorsmanship, overlordship, partisanship, potato chip, professorship, protectorship, receivership, rejection slip, relationship, run a tight ship, shoot from the hip, stiff upper lip, survivorship, treasurership