noncitizen

noun

non·​cit·​i·​zen ˌnän-ˈsi-tə-zən How to pronounce noncitizen (audio)
also
-sən How to pronounce noncitizen (audio)
: a person who is not a citizen
the only noncitizen in town
often used before another noun
noncitizen students

Examples of noncitizen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The measure imposes state criminal penalties of up to six months in jail on noncitizens who illegally enter Texas from Mexico. Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024 There are bogus claims about noncitizens committing voter fraud, and the outbreak of war in the Middle East last fall even led to speculation that Hamas militants might cross over the southern border from Mexico. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024 While lawfully admitted noncitizens aren't automatically given social security numbers, many without them are undocumented immigrants. The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024 But even then, the program has requirements on which noncitizens qualify for the assistance. Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2024 But the law's provision, when enforced, provides for a $50,000 per person penalty for any noncitizen found to have been collecting or handling voter registration forms. Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2024 State officials have said previously that the law is intended to clean up the registration process, target groups that regularly turn in late registration forms and to prevent noncitizens from voting. Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2024 False claim that Obama urged noncitizen immigrants to show up to polls Guidance flyers from ATF in 2020 point to those restrictions as well as clarifying that people lawfully in the U.S. on a nonimmigrant visa largely may not possess a firearm. Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024 In 2019, the Los Angeles Unified Board of Education approved a measure to study allowing noncitizen parents to vote in school elections. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of noncitizen was in 1850

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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncitizen. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Legal Definition

noncitizen

noun
non·​cit·​i·​zen
ˌnän-ˈsi-tə-zən
: one who is not a citizen

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