civic-minded
adjective
civ·ic-mind·ed
ˌsi-vik-ˈmīn-dəd 
: disposed to look after civic needs and interests
civic-mindedness
noun
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Offering a civic-minded channel devoted to displaying democracy in action helped smooth the path for the pay TV industry’s expansion.
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The civic-minded nonprofit was created to provide education and life skills to young men and women with few role models and fewer options.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
When the public airwaves grow dry of civic-minded shows, and teaching worthiness to our children becomes an activity safeguarded behind the fences that make good neighbors, our social fabric frays.
'Somebody' may seem like something pretty ordinary to be.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Created in the 1960s by a civic-minded businessman to lure visitors to town, the quirky gallery was never meant as a political statement, even in an undeniably red state.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
In 1823, civic-minded merchants met in a tavern to establish a public library, later soliciting book donations with a wheelbarrow.
—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
This can inspire civic-minded students and nurture a sense of agency and purpose in participants, readying them to promote change in their communities and beyond.
—Irma Becerra, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The veneration of Washington is fairly grounded in four distinct, civic-minded stages of his very public life.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
If more young, freedom-loving, civic-minded Cubans can envision a future Cuba that's free and democratic, more of them will stay on the island.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The civic-minded nonprofit was created to provide education and life skills to young men and women with few role models and fewer options.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
When the public airwaves grow dry of civic-minded shows, and teaching worthiness to our children becomes an activity safeguarded behind the fences that make good neighbors, our social fabric frays.
'Somebody' may seem like something pretty ordinary to be.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Created in the 1960s by a civic-minded businessman to lure visitors to town, the quirky gallery was never meant as a political statement, even in an undeniably red state.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
In 1823, civic-minded merchants met in a tavern to establish a public library, later soliciting book donations with a wheelbarrow.
—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
This can inspire civic-minded students and nurture a sense of agency and purpose in participants, readying them to promote change in their communities and beyond.
—Irma Becerra, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The veneration of Washington is fairly grounded in four distinct, civic-minded stages of his very public life.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
If more young, freedom-loving, civic-minded Cubans can envision a future Cuba that's free and democratic, more of them will stay on the island.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Civic-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic-minded. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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