Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civil rights

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: civil rights
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rights that can reasonably be expected by any citizen.

noun

Those rights which are guaranteed protection by the US Constitution and are considered to be unquestionable, deserved by all people under all circumstances, especially without regard to race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and disability.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

civil right (singular)

Phrases

civil rightist civil rights movement snivel rights absolute right civil liberties fundamental right human right natural right

Frequently Paired Words

absolute right civil liberties fundamental right human right natural right neuroright

Questions

What does civil rights mean?: The rights that can reasonably be expected by any citizen.

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