citizenship

The right to belong to a country and follow its laws. 



Word Structure

SI-ti-zuhn-ship

Sentence Examples

The U.S. has birthright citizenship.

Voting is an act of citizenship.

Immigrants may seek citizenship.

Semantic Relatives

Birthright

Nationality

Naturalization



Textbook

Explore American Democracy Chapter 9 by Attainment

Deeper Dive

Learn more about citizenship.