civic
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Definition of civic
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs
civic duty civic pride civic leaders
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Other Words from civic
civically
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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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Recent Examples on the Web
The arts and crafts, sports and roaring bonfires of traditional sleepaway summer camps have been replaced by cultural journeys and exercises in critical thinking and civic engagement. — New York Times, "A Youth Camp Where No Issue Is Off Limits," 29 Aug. 2019 The organization will focus on civic engagement and participation, especially in key states that will most impact the presidency, senate and other critical races in 2020, with the goal of helping drive turnout next November. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, "Industry Execs Form Change Is Coming Political Action Committee to Drive Artist & Voter Engagement in 2020 Election," 26 Aug. 2019 Additionally, the military develops soft skills, such as leadership, teamwork and a sense of service which translate well into business, health care and civic engagement. — CNN, "America has failed our female veterans. Here's how we can fix it," 24 Aug. 2019 The lack of civic engagement allows the wealthy and powerful to disenfranchise huge masses of Americans. — The Atlantic, "The Conversation," 18 Aug. 2019 Cedillo-Pereira said her department focuses on civic engagement for now, but one of the priorities is to break down barriers for immigrants' success. — Maria Elena Vizcaino, Dallas News, "'What do you lose if you donât have anything?' - Why 1 in 3 businesses in Dallas are owned by immigrants," 16 Aug. 2019 Casa Familiar provides more than 40 different bilingual programs at six different sites in the community, including civic engagement, health and social services, arts and culture, and education. — Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune, "âKnow Your Rightsâ workshop to be held in San Ysidro," 14 Aug. 2019 Research indicates that raids and deportations make community members more fearful and mistrustful of public institutions, curtailing their civic engagement and crime reporting behavior. — Emily Ryo, The Conversation, "How ICE enforcement has changed under the Trump administration," 29 July 2019 If Pakistan was trying to keep this secret of civic engagement secret, well, the catâs out of the bag now. — Alex Ward, Vox, "Cat-astrophe: Pakistani politicianâs event streamed on Facebook with cat filter on," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'civic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for civic
civic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of civic
: of or relating to a city or town or the people who live there
: relating to citizenship or being a citizen
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Kids Definition of civic
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, or citizenship
civic pride civic duty
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Legal Definition of civic
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs
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