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citizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community |
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alien,
foreigner,
noncitizen,
outlander a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
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national,
subject a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
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citizenry,
people the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people"
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active citizen a citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch)
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civilian a nonmilitary citizen
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freeman,
freewoman a person who is not a serf or a slave
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private citizen a citizen who does not hold any official or public position
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repatriate a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
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thane a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land)
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elector,
voter any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
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