noncitizen

noun

Definition of noncitizennext
as in alien

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Recent Examples of noncitizen On a single day late last month, a citizen and a noncitizen—one in Illinois, the other in Texas—became the most recent examples of this new reality. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 New Jersey expects 15,000 to 25,000 of its noncitizen residents to lose their Medicaid coverage. — Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 One of the main disputes is over whether federal law requires the expiration date of the noncitizen CDLs to match up with the end of the noncitizen’s work authorization, something New York officials argue federal law does not say. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026 Yet previous audits have found instances of noncitizen voting to be very rare. — Benjamin Swasey, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for noncitizen
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  1. alien
  2. foreigner
  3. refugee
  4. expatriate
Noun
  • He was arrested on Monday and charged with a misdemeanor offense of voting by an alien in a federal election.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • She is soon proved wrong when the suspect (an alien) self-detonates.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of alien
Noun
  • The president said none of them had permission to operate in Mexico and that the military was unaware of the foreigners’ presence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Petit laid down the law on immigration, welcoming foreigners who respect France while telling agitators who hate the nation that nobody wants them around.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of foreigner
Noun
  • Migrant-rights, refugee-support, human-rights or antiracist organization.
    — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • And it is inspired by the real experiences of her refugee parents.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of refugee
Noun
  • Thousands of Serb expatriates in the United States, Australia and New Zealand face the same problem.
    — Branimir Pipal, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Gulf state has no federal personal income tax, and has become an increasingly popular luxe destination for wealthy expatriates.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of expatriate

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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncitizen. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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