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noun
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"Sometimes you don't see the elected officials, but I give them my trust because it's my civic duty," Dominique Tanou Benie, a 76-year-old retired IT specialist, said, casting a ballot at a school in Yopougon.
From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025
Some European countries, like Finland and Greece, have never stopped military service, while the Swiss are to vote on Sunday on replacing mandatory service for men with compulsory civic duty for all.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
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- social obligation
- good citizenship
- civic responsibility
- community contribution
- civil obligation
Possible Antonyms
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- civic negligence
- looking out for number one
- shirking responsibility
- social irresponsibility
- societal disengagement
