civic-minded

[ siv-ik-mahyn-did ]

adjective

1. concerned with the well-being of the community.

Other Words From

• civic-minded·ly adverb
• civic-minded·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of civic-minded¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

He was supposed to be reassuring a civic-minded soldier that there was something redeeming about our political culture!

From The Daily Beast

But she was generous, civic-minded, and bountiful in her caring for other people.

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