: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs
civic duty
civic pride
civic leaders
Examples of civic in a Sentence
Recent improvements to the downtown area are a point of civic pride.
the library association and other civic groups
Voting is your civic duty.
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Kehoe also supports the longtime state control structure of the Kansas City Police Department, despite significant pushback from city and civic leaders.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
Partly, this is because institutions that used to encourage consistent, more seamless socialization, such as religious and civic groups, have largely declined in popularity.
—Serena Dai, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2025
Cyber literacy is as important as financial or civic literacy.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The parade features floats, bands, drill teams, colleges and universities, fraternities, sororities, churches and civic and youth groups.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
Partly, this is because institutions that used to encourage consistent, more seamless socialization, such as religious and civic groups, have largely declined in popularity.
—Serena Dai, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2025
Cyber literacy is as important as financial or civic literacy.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The parade features floats, bands, drill teams, colleges and universities, fraternities, sororities, churches and civic and youth groups.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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civic
adjective
civ·ic
ˈsiv-ik 
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, or citizenship
civic pride
civic duty
Legal Definition
civic
adjective
civ·ic
ˈsi-vik
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs
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