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

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And in recent months, more complaints have continued to pour in, including allegations that a Democratic city councilman illegally registered a noncitizen to vote and cast a ballot for that woman during the 2023 primary. Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024 Presidio County deputies and police officers managed to stop the fleeing vehicle and apprehended four people, including a noncitizen from Mexico and two other noncitizens from Guatemalan, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024 The complaint details a back-and-forth with the federal government after state election officials checked voter rolls against a list of people who had identified themselves as noncitizens with the state’s Department of Transportation. Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024 This includes noncitizens in ICE detention and those not detained by the agency. Laura Doan, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for noncitizen 

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 21 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

noncitizen

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

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