Friday, January 16, 2026

The noun word "citizenship" defined

 

 

Starting this January's blogspot with Goggle's AI summary offers a quick outline of the meaning of "citizenship" in the general sense: "Citizenship is a legal bond with a nation, granting rights (like voting, passport) and duties (like allegiance, taxes)…"
 However, this is a word that is associated with political power, especially in the US.
 The link to wikipedia.org's very thorough origins of the noun word "citizenship" does precisely explain how the current conception evolved into what now is a globalized view of the existence of this word as it may apply for citizenship in different nations.
 I've also included dictionary definitions, such as merriam-webster.com for the noun word 'citizenship' definition, which also offers the applicable use of the word in a sentence referring to the pause created by President Trump's executive order.  I could find only one other dictionary,  cambridge.org., which defined this noun word with an English speaking world overlook, that included a sentence about an immigrant coming to work in Australia who pursued Australian citizenship.
 There were many pdfs. that offered a variety of applicable studies of the word "citizenship" which I didn't include, such as what citizenship means for kids, and other more scholarly approaches to the concept in a variety of situations.
 For those who keep up with the SCOTUS docket, a decision on birthright citizenship will be rendered in 2026, then until another challenge is presented, like other nations around the world, someone who wants to identify as an American citizen will know if birth in the US will be enough to qualify for a passport.