Citizenship

Legal status granting rights and responsibilities within a state or country.

nationality citizenship status

Citizenship is legal status granted to a person, conferring rights and responsibilities within a state or country. It can be acquired through birth, descent, naturalization, or other means.

/ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/

From Old French citoyenneté, from Middle French citoyen (citizen), ultimately from Latin civis.

national status belonging

legal status membership

dual citizenship statelessness

state nation

legal concept political philosophy