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 executive order paused noncitizens’ entry at the southern border when seven-day averages of daily border crossings exceeded 2,500 between ports of entry.
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
The new law limits federal matching funds for noncitizens’ medical care, shifting the financial burden to state governments and hospitals.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
This June, the House voted to repeal laws that allowed noncitizens to vote in local elections and that barred the police union from negotiating on disciplinary measures against officers.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Neither text draws any distinction between people and citizens, much less citizens and lawfully present noncitizens, on the one hand, and unlawfully present noncitizens, on the other.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
The new law limits federal matching funds for noncitizens’ medical care, shifting the financial burden to state governments and hospitals.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
This June, the House voted to repeal laws that allowed noncitizens to vote in local elections and that barred the police union from negotiating on disciplinary measures against officers.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Neither text draws any distinction between people and citizens, much less citizens and lawfully present noncitizens, on the one hand, and unlawfully present noncitizens, on the other.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncitizen. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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