second-class citizen

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Definition of second-class citizen in English English dictionary

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class="word-self">second-class citizen

A person considered inferior in status or rights in comparison with some others: "He believes women... are second-class citizens under the Constitution" (Edward M. Kennedy)

class="word-self">second-class citizen

{i} citizen who does not have as many privileges as other citizens

Hyphenation

sec·ond-class ci-ti-zen