: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
District Clerk Please list highlights of your civic involvement:
Board Member - Alliance for Children, Colleyville Lions Club, Sunrise Rotary Club
Who are your top three campaign contributors?
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
Among those consulted are current board members Michele L. Watley and Stacy Shaw.
Watley, who was born and raised in Wyandotte County, Kansas, transitioned from a successful career as a union carpenter to civic advocacy.
—The Star’s Leadership Team, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, Kenya has put a hold on sending the mission to Haiti even as gang attacks on civic, commercial and government installations continue.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024
The verdict provoked her to impose a state of emergency — a suspension of civic rights — for nearly two years, tarnishing Congress and strengthening its competitors.
—Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Dance Theatre of Harlem gala The Dance Theatre of Harlem hosted its Vision Gala on April 12, honoring Misty Copeland as well as civic leaders and philanthropists Terri Prettyman Bowles and Alvin Bowles.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
There's a toolkit The Wisconsin Business Leaders For Democracy promoted a civic engagement toolkit the group designed.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
The letter — endorsed by ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News — thrusts into public view a question that has swirled within media and political circles: whether the presidential debates, one of the nation’s last remaining mass civic rituals in a polarized age, will occur this year at all.
—Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
More than 100 members of the civic group were in the audience.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
Among those consulted are current board members Michele L. Watley and Stacy Shaw.
Watley, who was born and raised in Wyandotte County, Kansas, transitioned from a successful career as a union carpenter to civic advocacy.
—The Star’s Leadership Team, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, Kenya has put a hold on sending the mission to Haiti even as gang attacks on civic, commercial and government installations continue.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024
The verdict provoked her to impose a state of emergency — a suspension of civic rights — for nearly two years, tarnishing Congress and strengthening its competitors.
—Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Dance Theatre of Harlem gala The Dance Theatre of Harlem hosted its Vision Gala on April 12, honoring Misty Copeland as well as civic leaders and philanthropists Terri Prettyman Bowles and Alvin Bowles.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
There's a toolkit The Wisconsin Business Leaders For Democracy promoted a civic engagement toolkit the group designed.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
The letter — endorsed by ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News — thrusts into public view a question that has swirled within media and political circles: whether the presidential debates, one of the nation’s last remaining mass civic rituals in a polarized age, will occur this year at all.
—Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
More than 100 members of the civic group were in the audience.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 25 Apr. 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
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civic
adjective
civ·ic
ˈsi-vik
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs
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