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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This violates the 4th Amendment, which protects people (including noncitizens) from unreasonable searches and seizures in their homes.
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Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
The Voter Fraud Database of the Heritage Foundation found only 23 instances of noncitizens voting between 2003 and 2022.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
The majority stakes the largest detention initiative in American history on the possibility that … Congress must have wanted these noncitizens detained—some of them the spouses, mothers, fathers, and grandparents of American citizens.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
While EADs will no longer be accepted as proof of eligibility, applicants seeking a CDL must present an unexpired foreign passport along with the appropriate Form I‑94, the document used to track a noncitizen’s entry to and exit from the United States.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
The Voter Fraud Database of the Heritage Foundation found only 23 instances of noncitizens voting between 2003 and 2022.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
The majority stakes the largest detention initiative in American history on the possibility that … Congress must have wanted these noncitizens detained—some of them the spouses, mothers, fathers, and grandparents of American citizens.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
While EADs will no longer be accepted as proof of eligibility, applicants seeking a CDL must present an unexpired foreign passport along with the appropriate Form I‑94, the document used to track a noncitizen’s entry to and exit from the United States.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncitizen. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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