noncitizen

noun

Definition of noncitizennext
as in alien

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Recent Examples of noncitizen Trump continued to complain about election security, including noncitizen voting, in a White House speech July 16. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 July 2026 The process was an arcane, possibly unworkable attempt to solve a problem—widespread noncitizen voting—that simply doesn’t exist. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 The commission took up noncitizen voting in March, narrowly rejecting it. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 The 64-day local mass deportation campaign resulted in roughly 3,800 arrests of noncitizens and nearly 2,500 deportations — most of them with no criminal record. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for noncitizen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncitizen
  1. alien
  2. foreigner
  3. refugee
  4. expatriate
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  • Stitch’s love interest Angel, a pink alien, was shown in a new image with glowing antennae.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Binface, who was first to declare and already a running joke in British elections, drew the most attention because of his satirical spin on politics and persona as a space alien from the planet Sigma IX.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of alien
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  • The president also has deflected criticism of their impact on consumer prices by claiming erroneously that foreigners pay for them.
    — Kent Jones, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In major urban centers, persistent joblessness has fueled a resurgence of anti-migrant rhetoric and vigilante violence targeting foreigners from neighboring African states, who are frequently accused of taking jobs and overloading local services.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of foreigner
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  • Born in Jerusalem, Said was displaced, along with his refugee family, in 1948, with the founding of Israel.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Arendt worked for Youth Aliyah, which sent Jewish refugee teen-agers, largely unemployable in France, to kibbutzim in Palestine.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of refugee
Noun
  • Likewise, the Relief Procedures for Certain Former Citizens provides a pathway for eligible former citizens with minimal tax liability to resolve outstanding filing obligations without becoming covered expatriates.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • His success in the States landed him on the Israeli reality series The Americans, which follows Israeli expatriates chasing the American dream in the United States.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of expatriate

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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncitizen. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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