civic

adjective

Definition of civicnext
as in regional
relating to a city, town, or country or to the people who live there Serving on a jury is our civic duty. A meeting of civic leaders that intends to promote economic cooperation in the region.

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Recent Examples of civic Brewing frustrations Some community advocates share Lidawer’s view, including Irwin Bernstein, a member of Highland Park Forward, a nonpartisan civic organization. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 The wars caused massive destruction of religious and civic buildings, mills and mines, housing, crops, herds and transport infrastructure, damaging prosperity and forcing some people to move or starve. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 A number of French laws reflect the gaps between Catholic teaching and public policies and civic values. — Chris Livesay, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Friendships can also help shape people’s broader sense of belonging in a community, building the social trust that civic life depends on. — Justin Vaughn, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for civic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for civic
  1. regional
  2. national
  3. municipal
  4. federal
  5. local
  6. civil
Adjective
  • Only light regional dishes and bites such as croquettes, Cinco Jotas ham, cheese, and quince, along with Rioja Alavesa wine, are served for lunch or supper via the Delicatessen or Egukzi Soro Bar and Garden (or room service).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Ethiopia’s army is now quickly regrouping and is pushing the TPLF back into Tigray, where government forces have retaken the regional airport and now occupy the capital, Mekelle.
    — Cameron Hudson, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of regional
Adjective
  • Most of the effort to increase that and boost housing construction and supply comes from the state and local level, rather than something Congress can do at the national level.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Mazda Motor’s flag and Japanese national flag are hoisted at the company headquarters in Fuchu-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan July 15, 2025.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of national
Adjective
  • Even municipal special-event permits rarely explicitly require medical data collection as a condition of approval.
    — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The city of Santa Fe Springs had revoked the league’s access to its municipal fields over allegations the organization was improperly subleasing them to another nonprofit.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of municipal
Adjective
  • Ramanan entered a plea agreement last year and was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The constitutional question has been litigated many times, and by our count, every state or federal appellate court that’s ruled on the issue has concluded that ALPR networks are within bounds of the Fourth Amendment.
    — Rafael A. Mangual, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of federal
Adjective
  • Why is the most expensive defense option always the one pursued when the most useful one might be available down the street at the local Source for Sports supply shop?
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Drawn from the Times or local rags, the cutouts sometimes included images; others were just bits of text from the news or obituary sections.
    — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of local
Adjective
  • He was found guilty in a subsequent civil trial, yet still awarded custody of the divorced couple’s two children.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Chinese authorities have tightened their grip on the media, the legal profession, and civil society, limiting the space for Chinese citizens to discuss mounting social woes and extinguishing emerging calls for deeper political reform.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of civil

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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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