civil society

British  

noun

1. the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society

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civil society

It found that most of those ships do not fully comply with the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency, a guide created by leading ocean-focused civil society groups detailing accountability standards for industrial fishing fleets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The case has sent shockwaves through Sri Lanka, sparking widespread concern and civil society petitions across the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

This included senior Catholic cardinals across Asia, the leadership of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, members of Tibetan Buddhist civil society and the administration in exile, according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Last week, Indigenous and civil society groups in West Kalimantan filed a class action lawsuit against the government, including the president and the governor, for allegedly failing to prevent the fire.

From Barron's

Race issues still scarred civil society, certainly, but one problem that Americans were happy to live without was the blight that ravaged Europe in the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s: militant nationalism.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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