What is the difference between "citizen" and "denizen"
Jul 8, 2011 · A citizen of the United States is a legal resident who has been processed by the government as being a member of the United States. A denizen of the United States is simply …
etymology - Why is the inhabitant of a country called a “citizen ...
Jul 22, 2017 · OED has a note on citizen: The semantic development has been influenced by classical Latin cīvis (see civic adj.) It seems like the semantic drift in citizen, civilian, civic, etc. …
Why isn't "citizen" spelled as "citisen" in British English?
Jul 21, 2016 · Analyze does have the -ize/-ise suffix, just a different spelling. From the OED: "On Greek analogies the vb. would have been analysize, Fr. analysiser, of which analyser was …
Difference between "voters", "electorates" and "constituents"
Here's my understanding: A voter is simply an individual person who votes, or potentially votes.. An electorate is a defined geographic area that votes for the outcome of a single seat, or a set …
Which term is correct — "Afghan" or "Afghani"?
May 29, 2011 · A citizen or native of Afghanistan. From an Afghan point of view this name is wrongly being used for Afghans. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan millions of Afghans …
What is my Nationality: United States of America or American?
Jan 26, 2017 · USA. "American" covers a lot more ground - Mexicans and Canadians are Americans, and some of them object strenuously to equating "American" to "citizen of the …
meaning - Can I use "US-American" to disambiguate "American"?
Oct 21, 2012 · Sure, American can refer to a citizen of the United States, but we could also talk about the Americas, or the American continent. (This is not unlike how man can refer to the …
How to describe a person with no criminal record?
Aug 9, 2018 · The only word I know to describe such a person is clean. I tried to find out an adjective or a phrase that explicitly talks about criminal record, but couldn't succeed. …
Difference between "civic rights" and "civil rights"
Oct 10, 2015 · The term Civic Rights would have limited use with regard to an individual citizen. As to whether the two terms, Civil Rights and Civic Rights, are interchangeable, they are not in …
Why are the United States often referred to as America?
Nov 16, 2010 · You think is my opinion that northamerican is just USa citizen. Well you should get a trip to anywhere in let's say from México to Antártica and you'll understand my point. Is like …