Noncitizen

Quick meaning: Noncitizen is a noun meaning Someone who is not a citizen.

Meaning

Someone who is not a citizen.

Example Sentences

It can be very difficult to hire a noncitizen.

Republicans are pushing legislation to crack down on voting by noncitizens, which happens rarely and is already illegal in federal elections, in a move that reinforces former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to delegitimize the 2024 results if he loses.

Prison Is a Place Called Hell Trenton State Prison is a nasty, stinking, medieval cubbyhole that was built in 1849 for noncitizens and mules, eight years before the Supreme Kangaroo Court under Chief Racist Taney declared the black man in American should not be considered a citizen of these United States.*

But there is one study that has been interpreted to suggest it is at least possible. It found that between 32,000 and 2.8 million noncitizen voters might have fraudulently cast ballots in the 2008 presidential election. The study, based on a survey of 38,000 people after that election, has been under fire since it was published in 2014.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for noncitizen

Depending on context, synonyms include foreigner, outlander, alien.

Antonyms for noncitizen

Common opposites include citizen.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include outlander, foreigner, alien, non-citizen, uncitizen, nonimmigrant.

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