civitas

American  

[siv-i-tas, kee-wi-tahs] / ˈsɪv ɪˌtæs, ˈki wɪˌtɑs /

noun

plural

civitates

1. the body of citizens who constitute a state, especially a city-state, commonwealth, or the like.

2. citizenship, especially as imparting shared responsibility, a common purpose, and sense of community.

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Etymology

Origin of civitas

From Latin cīvitās; literally, “commmunity of citizens, citizenship,” equivalent to cīvis “citizen, fellow citizen” + -tās -ty ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Mr. Toth is director of research at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a new study I did with attorney Jennifer Hernandez, released by the University of Texas’ Civitas Institute, we found that in most critical areas, African Americans and Latinos do worse here in California than in most of the country.

From Los Angeles Times

Joel Kotkin is the presidential fellow for urban futures at Chapman University and senior research fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas, Austin.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Toth is director of research at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas, Austin.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Reinsch is the editor of Civitas Outlook, a publication of the Civitas Institute at the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin.

From The Wall Street Journal