: 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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His research spans topics such as civic media, online community governance, and the use of technology to drive social change.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
On a national level, enshrining community as a civic value and way of life must serve as a local bulwark against natural disaster and larger political forces.
—Rachel Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The notion of the spirit living on can feel clichéd, but Roemer’s stirring vision of the civic power of faith renews it and celebrates an everyday, secular form of immortality.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Already, states and civic and legal organizations are filing suit against unlawful actions like the birthright citizenship ban.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
On a national level, enshrining community as a civic value and way of life must serve as a local bulwark against natural disaster and larger political forces.
—Rachel Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The notion of the spirit living on can feel clichéd, but Roemer’s stirring vision of the civic power of faith renews it and celebrates an everyday, secular form of immortality.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Already, states and civic and legal organizations are filing suit against unlawful actions like the birthright citizenship ban.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 29 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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