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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Like other moments in the eight installments, it is left to the viewer to decide how effectively the docu-series walks the line between civic-minded investigative journalism designed to hold power to account and the sensationalization of tragedy for entertainment value.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Henderson is the grandson of one of Nashville's most prominent and civic-minded couples.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
But, as my colleague Stephen Collinson notes, the real problems is the message her firing sends to other civic-minded bureaucrats.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Ted is good-looking, popular, and civic-minded, which makes him, naturally, a disingenuous liberal scold.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
Offering a civic-minded channel devoted to displaying democracy in action helped smooth the path for the pay TV industry’s expansion.
—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
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Kayti Burt, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Henderson is the grandson of one of Nashville's most prominent and civic-minded couples.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
But, as my colleague Stephen Collinson notes, the real problems is the message her firing sends to other civic-minded bureaucrats.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Ted is good-looking, popular, and civic-minded, which makes him, naturally, a disingenuous liberal scold.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
Offering a civic-minded channel devoted to displaying democracy in action helped smooth the path for the pay TV industry’s expansion.
—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
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“Civic-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic-minded. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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