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And regardless of the fact that in this country, certainly in the arts, we treat comedy as a second-class citizen, I've never thought of it that way. I've always thought it to be important. The last time I looked, the Greeks were holding up two masks. I've always thought of it not only as having equal value, but as the craft of it, being funny.
Jeff Daniels

Meaning of "second-class citizen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SECOND-CLASS CITIZEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SECOND-CLASS CITIZEN

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Second-Class citizen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SECOND-CLASS CITIZEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Second-class citizen

A second-class citizen is a person who is systematically discriminated against within a state or other political jurisdiction, despite their nominal status as a citizen or legal resident there. While not necessarily slaves, outlaws or criminals, second-class citizens have limited legal rights, civil rights and socioeconomic opportunities, and are often subject to mistreatment or neglect at the hands of their putative superiors. Instead of being protected by the law, the law disregards a second-class citizen, or it may actually be used to harass them. Systems with de facto second-class citizenry are generally regarded as violating human rights. Typical impediments facing second-class citizens include, but are not limited to, disenfranchisement, limitations on civil or military service, as well as restrictions on language, religion, education, freedom of movement and association, weapons ownership, marriage, gender identity and expression, housing and property ownership. The category is normally unofficial, and the term itself is generally used as a pejorative and governments will typically deny the existence of a second class within the polity.

Definition of second-class citizen in the English dictionary

The definition of second-class citizen in the dictionary is a person whose rights and opportunities are treated as less important than those of other people in the same society.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SECOND-CLASS CITIZEN

second-best
second-class
second-class honours degree
second-degree
second-degree burn
second-grader
second-guess
second-guesser
second-half
second-hand
second-hand bookseller
second-hand bookshop
second-hand dealer
second-hand smoke
second-homer
second-in-command
second-rate
second-rater
second-row
second-sighted

WORDS THAT END LIKE SECOND-CLASS CITIZEN

bedizen
citizen
denizen
dizen
endenizen
fellow citizen
Hizen
kaizen
mizen
netizen
noncitizen
senior citizen
wizen

Synonyms and antonyms of second-class citizen in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «second-class citizen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SECOND-CLASS CITIZEN

Find out the translation of second-class citizen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of second-class citizen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «second-class citizen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

二等公民
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ciudadano de segunda clase
570 millions of speakers

English

second-class citizen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

द्वितीय श्रेणी के नागरिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مواطن من الدرجة الثانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

второсортным гражданином
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cidadão de segunda classe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিতীয় শ্রেণীর নাগরিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

citoyen de seconde classe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Warganegara kelas dua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bürger zweiter Klasse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

二流市民
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이등 시민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Warga kelas kalih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công dân hạng hai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரண்டாவது வகுப்பு குடிமகன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द्वितीय श्रेणीचे नागरिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ikinci sınıf vatandaş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cittadino di serie b
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obywatelem drugiej kategorii
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

другосортним громадянином
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cetățean de clasa a doua
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολίτης δεύτερης κατηγορίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tweede - klas burgers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

andra klassens medborgare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

annenrangs borger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of second-class citizen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SECOND-CLASS CITIZEN»

The term «second-class citizen» is regularly used and occupies the 78.439 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SECOND-CLASS CITIZEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about second-class citizen

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5 QUOTES WITH «SECOND-CLASS CITIZEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word second-class citizen.
1
Traian Basescu
We are the country that has attracted the biggest volume of foreign investment in southeastern Europe in the past few years. Romania doesn't need to beat itself, believing that it is a second-class citizen.
2
Chris Crutcher
Being an outsider means not being heard, not having a voice. It means being treated as a second-class citizen, being diminished in the eyes of others. We have all felt this way at one time or another, but some feel it more consistently. Unfortunately, our schools often do not embrace the talents of many of their occupants.
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Jeff Daniels
And regardless of the fact that in this country, certainly in the arts, we treat comedy as a second-class citizen, I've never thought of it that way. I've always thought it to be important. The last time I looked, the Greeks were holding up two masks. I've always thought of it not only as having equal value, but as the craft of it, being funny.
4
Bianca Jagger
I didn't want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen.
5
Rosa Parks
I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECOND-CLASS CITIZEN»

Discover the use of second-class citizen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to second-class citizen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Second-class Citizen
Rejected by British society and thwarted by her husband, who expects her to be subservient to him, she is forced to face up to life as a second-class citizen." -- back cover.
Buchi Emecheta, 1994
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A.G. Stromberg: First Class Scientist, Second Class Citizen ...
This book is must-read for anyone interested in the life and times of an important, yet often overlooked scientist of the second world war.
Armin G. Stromberg, 2011
3
Second-Class Citizen
Poetry. [Jennifer Lagier's] poetry is honest, direct and filled with compassion.
Jennifer Lagier, 2000
4
Second-Class Citizen: The Rise and Fall of Todd Canton
I was after all a second class citizen. As much as I enjoyed the children and as fulfilling as the position was I felt stifled. Iwas definitely a hands on person so sitting for long periods of time was not my forte. There was no opportunity for growth ...
Richard Todd Canton, 2013
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Africa Wo/Man Palava: The Nigerian Novel by Women
Second-Class Citizen: First-Rate Woman She had written it, as if it were someone talking, talking fast, who would never stop. Buchi Emecheta, Second-Class Citizen Being constantly on the move and having access to several worlds are the ...
Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi, 1996
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Black Like Me
Studs Terkel tells us in his Foreword to the definitive Griffin Estate Edition of Black Like Me: "This is a contemporary book, you bet.
John Howard Griffin, 2006
7
Why Do I Have To Be Your Nigger?
For anyone who would argue this theory, take a second to read the 1996 definition, and focus on the ending when it reads a second-class citizen. Now, after relating the word nigger to a black person, and after relating the word nigger to a ...
Dee Brown, 2006
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Relocating Consciousness: Diasporic Writers and the Dynamics ...
A semi-autobiographical novel by Buchi Emicheta, Second Class Citizen, for example, reveals how for a Nigerian couple recently arrived in London, the “rules ” of the new life are very different for the wife, who is physically bound through ...
Daphne Grace, 2007
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Second-Class Citizen
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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A Different Perspective: Slavery and It's Affect on the ...
Please remember that many of the things that came out of slavery may be revisited and used to place you in a position that may otherwise make you subservient and a second-class citizen if you fail to receive a proper education and it is not ...
Charles E. Shaw, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECOND-CLASS CITIZEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term second-class citizen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Windows 10 Mobile is a second-class citizen for Microsoft -- but it …
The problem that I see with this approach is that it leaves Windows 10 Mobile looking like a second-class citizen in Microsoft's eyes, which is not something that ... «BetaNews, Jun 15»
2
Internet Explorer a Second-class Citizen in Windows 10
Microsoft is pretty proud of its work on the Project Spartan web browser. So much so that it's planning to hide Internet Explorer from Windows 10 users. For those ... «Windows IT Pro, Apr 15»
3
Bill Reynolds: College basketball is second-class citizen in Boston
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: — If there's a worse college basketball city in the country than Boston it must be hiding somewhere. Games certainly are not on WEEI ... «The Providence Journal, Mar 15»
4
Caddies: PGA treats us like second-class citizens
But, Harms said, the caddies are still treated like second-class citizens. At the Sony Open in Hawaii just this year, for example, there was a sign on the clubhouse ... «CNNMoney, Feb 15»
5
Hardy begins role in Congress as 'second-class citizen'
“I feel that when you are elected to Congress you now become a second-class citizen because we work for 'we the people,' “ Hardy said in a sparse office as ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jan 15»
6
Why is Chrome for Android still a second-class citizen?
The Free Dictionary defines "second-class citizen" as "A person considered inferior in status or rights in comparison with some others." I contend that Chrome for ... «ZDNet, Dec 14»
7
Texas penalties make Jeff Gordon's crew chief feel like 'second
I personally feel a little bit like a second-class citizen, and I think a lot of our team members do, too. I hate (that) those guys took the brunt of it, which I don't really ... «FOXSports.com, Nov 14»
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'Second level' Canadian challenges new citizenship law
'Second level' Canadian challenges new citizenship law ... Canada Day, one woman said she's only a second-class citizen because of a new immigration law. «CBC.ca, Jul 14»
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Money and Second-Class Citizenship
As America divides more and more into a class-stratified society, the idea of “gated communities” has spread into other areas of separation in which the rich get ... «Consortium News, Jun 14»
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Citizenship Act will create two classes of Canadians
We are concerned that it may have the opposite effect: making Canadian citizenship harder to get and easier to lose, and creating second-class citizens along ... «The Globe and Mail, May 14»

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