noncitizen

noun

Definition of noncitizennext
as in alien

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Recent Examples of noncitizen The Heritage Foundation’s voter fraud database, a nationwide registry of voter fraud convictions, records 100 instances of noncitizen voting since 2000. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 According to interviews and internal emails reviewed by ProPublica, career staffers at the Justice Department warned that transferring voter rolls to HSI to enable it to search for noncitizen voters could violate federal privacy laws. — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026 The motion falsely appeared to have been submitted by a United States Department of Homeland Security employee and sought dismissal of a removal case involving a noncitizen. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis rejected claims of widespread noncitizen voting in Maryland, saying there is no evidence of systemic problems with the state’s voter rolls. — John Gonzalez, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for noncitizen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncitizen
  1. alien
  2. foreigner
  3. refugee
  4. expatriate
Noun
  • At the end of Season 1, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange team up to fight a mysterious symbiote alien, who leaves behind a small trace of symbiotic goo that Osborn collects and investigates.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The alien spends much of the runtime going by the alias of John Carpenter (Jesus's profession, same initials), and is ultimately betrayed by someone close to him, Helen's sleazy boyfriend Tom (Hugh Marlowe), fulfilling Judas's role in the story.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of alien
Noun
  • Medical insurance policies for expats didn’t grow at all in the first six months of 2026, another indicator that fewer foreigners are coming to the kingdom.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In August 2025, authorities announced a new visa aimed at attracting young, talented foreigners working in STEM fields.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of foreigner
Noun
  • Jamal gained refugee and permanent resident status in Canada years prior.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Laotian refugees in the country – verified and registered by the United Nations – have gone missing or been found dead.
    — Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of refugee
Noun
  • With expatriates making up nearly 90% of the UAE’s population, remittances are a prize worth billions.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • First published by Scribner in 1926, The Sun Also Rises follows American journalist Jake Barnes and a circle of expatriates traveling from Paris to Pamplona in the years following the First World War.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of expatriate

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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncitizen. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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