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Definition of resident
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Examples of resident in a Sentence
Several tribes are resident in this part of the country.
Recent Examples of resident from the Web
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Noting that agriculture is a large piece of the 50th District’s economy, Burkardt asked what should be done to protect resident farm worker families from deportation.
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Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill that lets any resident challenge material taught in their county's schools, The Washington Post reports.
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A team of researchers has isolated lack of food as the primary factor — bigger than vessel traffic, bigger than toxins — limiting recovery of resident killer whales.
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More: Derby City Macarons bring the 'summer fizz' to Old Louisville Waters will use resident plant and animal examples to illustrate Louisville's current conservation challenges.
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A $1,000 deposit secures a room, and the money will be held until the resident moves in.
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The United Kingdom is a global leader in dealing with this concern, because the National Health Service provides care—with no medical bills –to 62 million Britons and another 12 million or so resident foreigners.
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Other changes in Tuesday’s ordinance include: ▪ Removal of the North Miami resident requirement for board members appointed by the city council.
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Politicians have tried to cool the market, with Ontario and British Columbia instituting a 15 percent tax on non-resident home buyers and the federal government tightening mortgage rules.
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Origin and Etymology of resident
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin resident-, residens, present participle of residēre
resident
Definition of resident
Recent Examples of resident from the Web
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Bob Banker, a Fallston resident, who served in the Korean War, marched along with a series of vehicles representing the Jones Junction auto dealership.
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But for East Hampton residents, the summer means increased air traffic—and serious headaches.
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Unfortunately, the list of states that extend such reciprocity is small and dispensary owners have discretion to limit sales to state residents even where reciprocity exists.
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Laurel police on Friday arrested and charged the estranged wife of Laurel resident and former FBI investigator Scott Horn in connection with his death.
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Aurora officials are warning residents not to use illegal fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July.
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Hollywood resident Krystina Tigner took her 4-year-old son Luke to see her friends perform.
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In Waterloo, several businesses are selling fireworks and residents can set off the explosives for five days around the Fourth.
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Residents also expressed doubt that the new limitations on those facilities allowed on agricultural preservation land would not be properly enforced by the county's department of planning and zoning.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'resident'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of resident
15th century
RESIDENT Defined for English Language Learners
resident
playDefinition of resident for English Language Learners
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: living in a particular place usually for a long period of time
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: working regularly at a particular place
resident
Definition of resident for English Language Learners
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: someone who lives in a particular place
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: a doctor who is training at a hospital to become a specialist in a particular field of medicine
RESIDENT Defined for Kids
Definition of resident for Students
: a person who lives in a place
Definition of resident for Students
1 : living in a place for some length of time
2 : serving in a full-time position a resident doctor
Medical Dictionary
Law Dictionary
resident
Legal Definition of resident
: one who has a residence in a particular place but does not necessarily have the status of a citizen — compare citizen 1, domiciliary
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