citizenship

/ˈsɪt̬·ə·zənˌʃɪp/ n [U]

Definition

› politics & government the state of having the rights of a person born in a particular country: He was granted Canadian citizenship last year. Harold holds dual citizenship in New Zealand and the US. › Citizenship is also carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a member of a particular society: Good citizenship requires that you do all the things a citizen is supposed to do, such as pay taxes, serve on juries, and vote.

(Definition of citizenship n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)