as in federal
of or relating to a nation
played the home team's national anthem before the start of the soccer game
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as in citizen
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately
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Recent Examples of national
Jessica Fields, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
An avid golf enthusiast with deep industry connections, Brass made history in October 2024 as the first female chair of England Golf, the national governing body for the sport.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Tuesday’s incident happened exactly a week after Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a boat heading from Bimini toward Key Biscayne carrying 12 migrants who are Chinese, Haitian and Bangladeshi nationals.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Doro Wat, a rich chicken and egg stew, is the national dish of Ethiopia.
—Jessica Fields, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
An avid golf enthusiast with deep industry connections, Brass made history in October 2024 as the first female chair of England Golf, the national governing body for the sport.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
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Adams, 64, is charged in a September indictment with one count of conspiracy to receive campaign contributions from foreign nationals and commit wire fraud and bribery, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Tuesday’s incident happened exactly a week after Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a boat heading from Bimini toward Key Biscayne carrying 12 migrants who are Chinese, Haitian and Bangladeshi nationals.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for national
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This includes fighting against cuts to infrastructure funding, environmental rollbacks that worsen our sewage crisis, or federal overreach in local immigration enforcement.—
Louis A Fuentes,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Without the guardrails, Democrats argue that the stopgap measure would give the administration more opportunities to cut federal programs.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The bill imposes $50,000 fines on sponsors for each solicitor found to not be a U.S. citizen.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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Outside of bugging homes and offices, as well as torturing and imprisoning individuals, one of the main ways the Stasi went about doing this was by forcing citizens to act as informants.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
8 Mar. 2025
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The third individual placed on leave -- a member of the office's civil division -- posted about Elon Musk and Ed Martin, a leader of the Stop the Steal movement and President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., the sources said.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Treasury Department will set up an office to administer the reserve, which will be capitalized with Bitcoin (BTC) confiscated by the government as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings, according to the order.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Garrett Whitlock pitched in his first game since an internal brace procedure in May.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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For us, we’re governed more so from our internal governing body.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2025
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Each trustee receives $3,900 annually, while the clerk’s salary is set at $24,400 per year, according to the municipal code.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Finally, the responses were a not-so-subtle slam of municipal government, since all the improvements being called for came under the purview of city fathers.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2025
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The next four largest egg producers are privately held, so their financial data are not public.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Under Idaho law, a private citizen can arrest someone when a public offense was committed or attempted in their presence or when someone has committed a felony in or out of their presence, and the citizen has reasonable cause to believe the person committed the crime.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Mar. 2025
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“National.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/national. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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