Full Idea
Whoever is authorised to share in deliberative or judicial office …is a citizen of the relevant city.
Gist of Idea
A citizen is someone who is allowed to hold official posts in a city
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1275b18)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Reeve,C.D.C. [Hackett 2017], p.53
A Reaction
Interesting, and perhaps a bit surprising for us. We tend to assume that in a democracy the citizens are those allowed to vote, but he says what matters is being allowed to hold an office. Log cabin to White House. He's right.