: 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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According to the universities, administrators from both schools will host a listening tour this fall to hear from students, faculty and staff, alumni and local civic leaders.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
And as social media is woven ever deeper into every corner of our lives — school, work, civic engagement, religious participation — dehumanizing images like these become harder for even the squeamish to avoid.
—Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
When registering to vote is presented in a group setting, students who understand their civic obligation to participate in the democratic process are more likely to speak up to support their peers and push past barriers to register.
—Cindy Havey, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Mark Kassen is an actor, filmmaker, and co-founder of civic engagement platform A Starting Point (ASP).
—Mark Kassen, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
And as social media is woven ever deeper into every corner of our lives — school, work, civic engagement, religious participation — dehumanizing images like these become harder for even the squeamish to avoid.
—Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
When registering to vote is presented in a group setting, students who understand their civic obligation to participate in the democratic process are more likely to speak up to support their peers and push past barriers to register.
—Cindy Havey, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Mark Kassen is an actor, filmmaker, and co-founder of civic engagement platform A Starting Point (ASP).
—Mark Kassen, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 21 Sep. 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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