noncitizen
noun
non·cit·i·zen
ˌnän-ˈsi-tə-zən 
also
-sən
: a person who is not a citizen
the only noncitizen in town
—often used before another nounnoncitizen students
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The other four are among a number of pro-Palestinian noncitizens targeted by federal immigration authorities last year, after protests against Israel’s military operation that devastated large parts of Gaza swept through the US.
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
The prospect of CoreCivic’s Leavenworth facility being used to detain as many as 1,033 noncitizens arrested by ICE has roiled the Leavenworth community.
—Matthew Kelly
february 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Experts said voter fraud is extremely rare, and very few noncitizens ever slip through the cracks.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
One of those programs, which provided Medicaid-style health care for middle-aged noncitizens, was cut by Pritzker last year to save the state hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
The prospect of CoreCivic’s Leavenworth facility being used to detain as many as 1,033 noncitizens arrested by ICE has roiled the Leavenworth community.
—Matthew Kelly
february 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Experts said voter fraud is extremely rare, and very few noncitizens ever slip through the cracks.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
One of those programs, which provided Medicaid-style health care for middle-aged noncitizens, was cut by Pritzker last year to save the state hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncitizen. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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