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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprivater Bürger
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pree-vah-ter boo-er-ger
"Als privater Bürger hat er das Recht, seine Meinung zu äußern."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An individual who is not a public official or government representative and who engages in civic life as a private individual.
"As a private citizen, she felt it was her duty to participate in local elections." - 2
A person who is not affiliated with any governmental or official capacity.
"He advocated for the rights of private citizens to express their opinions freely."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'private citizen' combines 'private', derived from the Latin 'privatus', meaning 'personal' or 'individual', and 'citizen', from the Latin 'civis', referring to a member of a city or state. The phrase has evolved to distinguish individuals from public officials or entities, particularly in legal and civic contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Private Citizen" is said worldwide
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citoyen privé
Transliteration: see-to-yen pree-vay
"En tant que citoyen privé, il a le droit de voter."
privater Bürger
Transliteration: pree-vah-ter boo-er-ger
"Als privater Bürger hat er das Recht, seine Meinung zu äußern."
cittadino privato
Transliteration: chee-tah-dee-no pree-vah-to
"Come cittadino privato, ha partecipato alla manifestazione."
ciudadano privado
Transliteration: thoo-dah-dah-no pree-vah-do
"Como ciudadano privado, tiene derecho a votar."
cidadão privado
Transliteration: see-dah-dow pree-vah-do
"Como cidadão privado, ele pode expressar suas opiniões."
निजी नागरिक
Transliteration: niji nagrik
"एक निजी नागरिक के रूप में, उसे मतदान का अधिकार है।"
私人公民
Transliteration: sīrén gōngmín
"作为私人公民，他有权参与投票。"
사적인 시민
Transliteration: sajeogin simin
"사적인 시민으로서 그는 투표할 권리가 있다."
私的市民
Transliteration: shiteki shimin
"私的市民として、彼は投票する権利があります。"
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