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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbeschaffener Bürger
Native Script:unbescholtener Bürger
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bəˈʃaːfnɐ ˈbʏʁɡɐ
"Er gilt in seiner Gemeinde als unbescholtener Bürger."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A respectable, honorable, and law-abiding member of a community who is actively involved in civic life and ethical behavior.
"He is regarded in the neighborhood as an upstanding citizen who always helps local charities." - 2
Someone who conforms strictly to societal standards of morality, honesty, and civic duty.
"The committee chose a well-known upstanding citizen to head the town's ethics board."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the adjective 'upstanding' (derived from 'up' and 'stand', originating in the late 16th century to mean morally upright or honorable) with 'citizen' (from Old English and Anglo-Norman roots denoting an inhabitant of a city or community). Together, the compound phrase evolved in modern English to describe an exceptionally law-abiding, respectable, and socially responsible member of society.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Upstanding citizen" is said worldwide
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citoyen intègre
Transliteration: sitwa-yẽ ɛ̃-tɛɡʁ
"Il est connu dans le quartier comme un citoyen intègre."
beschaffener Bürger
Transliteration: bəˈʃaːfnɐ ˈbʏʁɡɐ
Script: unbescholtener Bürger
"Er gilt in seiner Gemeinde als unbescholtener Bürger."
cittadino esemplare
Transliteration: tʃittaˈdino eɡzemˈplare
"È considerato da tutti un cittadino esemplare."
ciudadano ejemplar
Transliteration: sjuðaˈðano eksemˈplar
"Siempre se ha comportado como un ciudadano ejemplar."
cidadão de bem
Transliteration: sidaˈdãw dʒi ˈbẽj
"Ele é visto pela comunidade como um cidadão de bem."
सदाचारी नागरिक
Transliteration: sadachari nagrik
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह समाज का एक सदाचारी नागरिक है।"
模范公民
Transliteration: mófàn gōngmín
Script: 中文汉字
"他被认为是一位模范公民。"
모범 시민
Transliteration: mobeom simin
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 지역사회에서 모범 시민으로 존경받는다."
模範市民
Transliteration: mohan shimin
Script: 日本語
"彼は地域社会の模範市民として知られています。"
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