civics

American  

[siv-iks] / ˈsɪv ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the study or science of the privileges and obligations of citizens.

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civics British  

/ ˈsɪvɪks /

noun

1. the study of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship

2. the study of government and its workings

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Etymology

Origin of civics

1880–85, civic, -ics

Example Sentences

Even before Covid lockdowns and Gaza-related protests, a national civics education movement had begun in American universities from Harvard University to the University of California, Davis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Student leaders see their protests as a civics lesson in action.

From Los Angeles Times

He had spent the first half of third grade under the tutelage of a teacher named Mr. Carbine, who had leavened the civics lessons with fun facts about presidents.

From Literature

Others said they were motivated to take classroom civics lessons to the streets.

From Los Angeles Times

Our critic noted that “No other museum in Washington has comparable technology, but it is the content of the exhibits that has the potential to revitalize civics education.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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