: 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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The debate is being hosted by the Biscayne Neighborhoods Association, a local civic group, and presented by Griffin Catalyst, which is Citadel CEO Ken Griffin’s philanthropic initiative.
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Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Tan hired a new spokesperson and was profiled in the New York Times as a local political influencer whose civic passions sometimes got the best of him.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
His organization’s programs—from small-loan funds with Hope Credit Union to food justice projects—focus on economic empowerment and civic engagement.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Historically, Fortune has featured her at its Most Powerful Women platform to discuss online toxicity, civic engagement, and tech accountability, a thread that continues in coverage of her and Prince Harry’s calls for platform policy changes at Meta.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Tan hired a new spokesperson and was profiled in the New York Times as a local political influencer whose civic passions sometimes got the best of him.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
His organization’s programs—from small-loan funds with Hope Credit Union to food justice projects—focus on economic empowerment and civic engagement.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Historically, Fortune has featured her at its Most Powerful Women platform to discuss online toxicity, civic engagement, and tech accountability, a thread that continues in coverage of her and Prince Harry’s calls for platform policy changes at Meta.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 17 Oct. 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
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civic
adjective
civ·ic
ˈsi-vik
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs
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