Resident

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Resident has a number of meanings:

Resident, a person who has residency somewhere (as in inhabitant, whether as a citizen or not).
Resident alien, a person who is living in a particular foreign country for an extended period of time under authority or color of law, as opposed to a tourist, who is visiting the country without the intent to establish a residence in that country. The Oxford English Dictionary also calls words of foreign origin "resident aliens".
Resident (title), the title of a number of officials who represented their state with diplomatic status, with low rank in the West, or in a protectorate or colonial entity, represented, for example, British interests or managed British affairs in territories where Britain had great influence, but did not have sovereignty or practised indirect rule; a Resident-General was a colonial Resident with control over lesser Residents, or a Resident with a particularly important commission.
Resident, the head of a KGB mission in a particular country, albeit usually officially assigned to a relatively subordinate diplomatic position.
Resident (animal), a bird or animal that does not migrate, but stays in the same location throughout the year.
Resident, holder of a medical residency, a physician or other medical professional in a United States hospital, who after completing a specified level of schooling and an internship receives specialized clinical training.
The Residents, an avant garde music and visual arts group, active since the 1970s, known for being largely anonymous.
Resident (Magazine), an Austrian drum and bass focused music magazine.

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