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US
/ˈɹɛzɪdənt/
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[ UK /ɹˈɛzɪdənt/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈɛzɪdənt/ ]
NOUN
- someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
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a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital
ADJECTIVE
- used of animals that do not migrate
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living in a particular place
resident aliens
How To Use resident In A Sentence
- The residents are mostly impoverished families who survive by collecting recyclable garbage.
- Chile's top constitutional court blocked a government bid to promote the free distribution of the morning-after pill to minors aged 14 and over, dealing a new setback to President Michelle Bachelet.
- China says it respects the legitimate status of President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) while calling on Palestinian forces to end conflicts.
- The presidential election will be conducted against a backdrop of seismic political and economic turmoil. Times, Sunday Times
- This is Marshgate Lane, a 100% non-residential slice of East London, one solitary road cutting across the flood plain of the River Lea.
- If Obama runs for President, he'll need a good nomenclator. Sound Politics: Marcy Burner?
- Whether Mr. Johnson was speaking metaphorically or just plain sillily, the fact he was expressing concern over adding many US military personnel to a small island displays concern for the overall impact on the Guamites … Guamians … Guamicans, hell just what does one call a resident of Guam? Think Progress » Rep. Johnson worries that the island of Guam will ‘tip over and capsize’ if U.S. troops relocate there.
- We have a bunch of Wackadoo doos, who cannot accept that this Black man is the President of the United States and who are going around claiming that he is an undocumented alien and basically suggesting that he arrived at the presidency unlegimately. Police group: Obama should apologize
- Some random bluster and name-drop: "In 2005, we sponsored Rock the Vote, [garbled, something about wine], we got a chance to connect with President Obama then. "I want to see that invitation": D.C. 'Housewives' recap and fact-check (#8, Oct. 1)
- The president got a tremendous welcome at the airport.