: 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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As Alabama’s legislators well understood, this is no favor but rather a basic (and uncontroversial) act of civic responsibility.
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The Editors, National Review, 28 May 2024
For more than 30 years, Masvidal worked with more than 40 civic organizations, including the Sports Authority, arts groups including the Florida Philharmonic and Greater Miami Opera Association, the state Board of Regents, the Orange Bowl Committee and United Way.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 28 May 2024
For more than 30 years, Masvidal worked with more than 40 civic organizations, including the Sports Authority, arts groups including the Florida Philharmonic and Greater Miami Opera Association, the state Board of Regents, the Orange Bowl Committee and United Way.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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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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