: 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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With backing from business and civic leaders, the group raised $14 million, exceeding the original $10 million goal.
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Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2025
While there is no legal requirement to provide transportation, there is a moral and civic responsibility to ensure children can travel safely to school.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Jack Gruber/Pool Photo via AP What To Know Obama made his comments at a civic group event in Connecticut, hosted by the writer Heather Cox Richardson, a critic of Trump.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
The civic do-gooders at CTBA, as it’s known, are pushing a complicated solution to Illinois’ ongoing pension crisis.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2025
While there is no legal requirement to provide transportation, there is a moral and civic responsibility to ensure children can travel safely to school.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Jack Gruber/Pool Photo via AP What To Know Obama made his comments at a civic group event in Connecticut, hosted by the writer Heather Cox Richardson, a critic of Trump.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
The civic do-gooders at CTBA, as it’s known, are pushing a complicated solution to Illinois’ ongoing pension crisis.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 26 Jun. 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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