: 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
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.
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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
While this would be the fulfillment of a dream that many civic boosters have had since the minor league River Cats franchise moved into its home in West Sacramento, both Matheson and Maxcy warned that all that glitters is not necessarily gold.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024
Advocates with Fair Share Maryland, a coalition of labor, civil rights and civic advocacy organizations, said delaying tax increases another year would mean missing an opportunity to make the state’s tax code more equitable.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Last month, an international coalition led by Caribbean Community leaders, with input from the U.S., helped broker the creation of the presidential panel after Haiti’s political parties and civic organizations were unable to decide on a unified proposal.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Chan’s first trial ended in a mistrial after his then-attorney fell ill.
— TALKING TAXES: An alliance of civic groups wants to put a measure on the Los Angeles County ballot this fall that would double the sales tax that’s being collected to pay for homeless services.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
County staff conducted dozens of meetings over 10 months with civic groups, municipal governments and other organizations to get feedback and make the case for a massive borrowing plan.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
After the Los Angeles Chargers moved to San Diego in 1961 and settled into Balboa Stadium while civic leaders considered building a larger facility, Hope toured the country studying stadiums before winning the commission to oversee the stadium project, designed by Gary Allen.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
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
While this would be the fulfillment of a dream that many civic boosters have had since the minor league River Cats franchise moved into its home in West Sacramento, both Matheson and Maxcy warned that all that glitters is not necessarily gold.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024
Advocates with Fair Share Maryland, a coalition of labor, civil rights and civic advocacy organizations, said delaying tax increases another year would mean missing an opportunity to make the state’s tax code more equitable.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Last month, an international coalition led by Caribbean Community leaders, with input from the U.S., helped broker the creation of the presidential panel after Haiti’s political parties and civic organizations were unable to decide on a unified proposal.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Chan’s first trial ended in a mistrial after his then-attorney fell ill.
— TALKING TAXES: An alliance of civic groups wants to put a measure on the Los Angeles County ballot this fall that would double the sales tax that’s being collected to pay for homeless services.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
County staff conducted dozens of meetings over 10 months with civic groups, municipal governments and other organizations to get feedback and make the case for a massive borrowing plan.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
After the Los Angeles Chargers moved to San Diego in 1961 and settled into Balboa Stadium while civic leaders considered building a larger facility, Hope toured the country studying stadiums before winning the commission to oversee the stadium project, designed by Gary Allen.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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: of or relating to a citizen, a city, or citizenship
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civ·ic
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: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs
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