: 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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Jim Morris, vice chair of Pacers Sports and Entertainment and one of central Indiana's most impactful civic leaders, has died at the age of 81.
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Justin L. MacK, Axios, 15 July 2024
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said the city has no more significant civic duty than caring for its youth, especially those who lack safe places to live.
—Tyler Spence, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2024
Abbott left Texas on Friday with a delegation that included other lawmakers, state officials and civic leaders.
—CBS News, 10 July 2024
Yes, and the important thing is for every American to exercise their civic duty and vote.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
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Justin L. MacK, Axios, 15 July 2024
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said the city has no more significant civic duty than caring for its youth, especially those who lack safe places to live.
—Tyler Spence, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2024
Abbott left Texas on Friday with a delegation that included other lawmakers, state officials and civic leaders.
—CBS News, 10 July 2024
Yes, and the important thing is for every American to exercise their civic duty and vote.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for civic
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 26 Jul. 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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