as in citizens
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 nationals
Adams is facing five federal counts of bribery, corruption, wire fraud and soliciting and accepting donations from foreign nationals.
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Mark Morales, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
If space allows, other nationals will also be allowed to join.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Adams was recently indicted on five corruption charges, including bribery and wire fraud, for his actions allegedly soliciting benefits from foreign nationals, namely Turkish government officials, in exchange for favors.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Oct. 2024
Western nations have been weighing their options on how to get nationals out of Lebanon safely if a full-scale war breaks out there, with Cyprus and possibly Turkey seen as offering sanctuary to tens of thousands of people.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Mayor Eric Adams was indicted last week for corruption, fraud, bribery, procuring campaign contributions from foreign nationals, and more.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2024
He is charged with conspiring to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery and receiving campaign contributions by foreign nationals; as well as one count of bribery, one count of wire fraud, and two counts of soliciting a contribution by a foreign national.
—Jade Gomez, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Nationals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationals. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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