civic

[ siv-ik ]

/ ˈsɪv ɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to a city; municipal: civic problems.

of or relating to citizenship; civil: civic duties.

of citizens: civic pride.

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Origin of civic

1535–45; <Latin cīvicus, equivalent to cīv(is) citizen + -icus-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM civic

civ·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·civ·ic, adjectivein·ter·civ·ic, adjectivepro·civ·ic, adjective

un·civ·ic, adjective

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How to use civic in a sentence

We’ve also strengthened policies on our civic integrity to not allow anyone, any candidate or anyone across all races to be able to claim an election when a winner has not been declared.
EmTech Stage: Twitter’s CTO on misinformation|Tate Ryan-Mosley|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Our civic engagement can’t be reduced to one vote every four years.
How Christians should react to the 2020 election results|jakemeth|November 12, 2020|Fortune
We are working on a plan before Congress today that would double the size of the program nationwide and equip the next generation to lead through civic duty.
To honor veterans and make the country stronger, expand the JROTC|matthewheimer|November 11, 2020|Fortune
These areas, these communities, are vibrant places with issues including limited access to well-paying jobs, quality education, health care and civic engagement.
The Myth of the Latino Vote and What Newsrooms Must Learn From 2020|by Perla Trevizo|November 10, 2020|ProPublica

Over the past two years in particular, we’ve also seen that sense of civic duty extend into media buying and marketers being more mindful about the platforms and media outlets their advertising dollars support.
‘Emotions are so heightened’: Why the election fallout hammers home the need for marketers to act responsibly|Lara O'Reilly|November 9, 2020|Digiday
The late 1960s proved to be the most civically unstable since the 1860s.
A Brief History of Wingnuts in America; From George Washington to Woodstock|John Avlon|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were almost the prototypical Republican voters: Older, white, professional, and highly civically engaged.
At the Values Voter Summit, It’s YOLO Conservatism|Jamelle Bouie|October 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They have contributed a unique brand of civically minded, decent social democracy that added much to the national debate.
Prairie Populism Goes Bust As Obama’s Democrats Loses The Empty Quarter|Joel Kotkin|November 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The music is thus "civically responsible," as is the music of Bach or Mozart.
Beethoven: the Man and the Artist|Ludwig van Beethoven

British Dictionary definitions for civic

civic

/ (ˈsɪvɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to a city, citizens, or citizenshipcivic duties

Derived forms of civic

civically, adverb

Word Origin for civic

C16: from Latin cīvicus, from cīvis citizen

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