: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs
civic duty
civic pride
civic leaders
Examples of civic in a Sentence
Recent improvements to the downtown area are a point of civic pride.
the library association and other civic groups
Voting is your civic duty.
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His past civic engagement includes involvement with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library Board and the boards of the Arts and Sciences Council, TreesCharlotte and the Levine Museum of the New South.
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Mary Ramsey
updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
In 1827, merchants and civic leaders here chartered the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, launching what became America’s first common-carrier railroad.
—Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2026
But prevention begins much earlier — with whether people feel connected to their communities, invested in civic life and seen by the institutions that serve them.
—Monica Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
That sense of civic urgency had been visible even before election day.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
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Mary Ramsey
updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
In 1827, merchants and civic leaders here chartered the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, launching what became America’s first common-carrier railroad.
—Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2026
But prevention begins much earlier — with whether people feel connected to their communities, invested in civic life and seen by the institutions that serve them.
—Monica Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
That sense of civic urgency had been visible even before election day.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for civic
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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civic
adjective
civ·ic
ˈsiv-ik 
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, or citizenship
civic pride
civic duty
Legal Definition
civic
adjective
civ·ic
ˈsi-vik
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs
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