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citizenshiplessness

citizenshiplessness noun: lack of citizenship.

Noun

citizenshiplessness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Lack of citizenship.
    • Rather than insist on a “universalist conception,” Bosniak seeks to buffer against “citizenshiplessness” by arguing for the need to disaggregate aspects of citizenship so as to identify mechanisms of subordination and to provide specific protection for those without citizenship.2009, Seyla Benhabib, Migrations and Mobilities: Citizenship, Borders, and Gender, page 19

Origin of citizenshiplessness

From citizenshipless + -ness.

Questions about citizenshiplessness

What does citizenshiplessness mean?
Citizenshiplessness means lack of citizenship.
What part of speech is citizenshiplessness?
Citizenshiplessness is a noun.

Words near citizenshiplessness in the dictionary

  1. citizens' band
  2. citizens' band radio
  3. citizens' band radios
  4. citizenship
  5. citizenshipless
  6. citizenshiplessness
  7. citizenships
  8. Citlaltépetl
  9. CITO
  10. citoarchitecture
  11. citogenesis

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