: 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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In the middle of the 20th century, GOP organizations at their best had functioned as civic institutions rooted in communities.
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Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made By History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Yaroslavsky also pointed to the number of presentations, which honor community groups, civic leaders or historic milestones.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
As leader of the school’s social justice club, Mahmood also thinks up projects for students to engage their civic muscles monthly, such as conducting a drive for hygiene items for the refugee population in the Chicagoland area.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2024
By Jackie Valley Staff writer June 5, 2024 | Wichita, Kan.; and Bristol, Montpelier, Roxbury, and Vergennes, Vt.
Consider it a lesson in civic engagement.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024
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Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made By History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Yaroslavsky also pointed to the number of presentations, which honor community groups, civic leaders or historic milestones.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
As leader of the school’s social justice club, Mahmood also thinks up projects for students to engage their civic muscles monthly, such as conducting a drive for hygiene items for the refugee population in the Chicagoland area.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2024
By Jackie Valley Staff writer June 5, 2024 | Wichita, Kan.; and Bristol, Montpelier, Roxbury, and Vergennes, Vt.
Consider it a lesson in civic engagement.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 15 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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