civic-minded
adjective
civ·ic-mind·ed
ˌsi-vik-ˈmīn-dəd 
: disposed to look after civic needs and interests
civic-mindedness
noun
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Fewer teams are being steered by local, civic-minded businesspeople.
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Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Schulman is the civic-minded president of The Eli’s Cheesecake Company.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Even then, Griffin was civic-minded.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Environmental advocates criticized the industry’s sudden interest in public health as more opportunistic than civic-minded.
—Personal Finance Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2026
His family arrived in San Francisco in the nineteenth century, from Ireland, and joined other ambitious, civic-minded Catholics.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Its members are reasonably civic-minded.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Greenbrae resident Cathy Taylor comes from a long line of accomplished, civic-minded family members who have publicly shared their love of art, design and gardens over the decades.
—Pj Bremier, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Like other moments in the eight installments, it is left to the viewer to decide how effectively the docu-series walks the line between civic-minded investigative journalism designed to hold power to account and the sensationalization of tragedy for entertainment value.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
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Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Schulman is the civic-minded president of The Eli’s Cheesecake Company.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Even then, Griffin was civic-minded.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Environmental advocates criticized the industry’s sudden interest in public health as more opportunistic than civic-minded.
—Personal Finance Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2026
His family arrived in San Francisco in the nineteenth century, from Ireland, and joined other ambitious, civic-minded Catholics.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Its members are reasonably civic-minded.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Greenbrae resident Cathy Taylor comes from a long line of accomplished, civic-minded family members who have publicly shared their love of art, design and gardens over the decades.
—Pj Bremier, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Like other moments in the eight installments, it is left to the viewer to decide how effectively the docu-series walks the line between civic-minded investigative journalism designed to hold power to account and the sensationalization of tragedy for entertainment value.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Civic-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic-minded. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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