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

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

Founders does not offer classes in “civics”; the school’s very reason for being is civic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, after an eight-year, $40 million redesign of its exhibition spaces, the National Archives building is poised to become the capital’s leading venue for civics education.

From The Wall Street Journal

I appreciate the civics lesson, but you’re confusing the power to force a man to eat broccoli with the power to make him enjoy it.

From MarketWatch

With the history already determined, the book can’t help resembling at times a civics exhibition.

From Los Angeles Times

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