as in regional
relating to a city, town, or country or to the people who live there
Serving on a jury is our civic duty. A meeting of civic leaders that intends to promote economic cooperation in the region.
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Recent Examples of civic
No To Coal consortium, a group of environmental and civic organizations that have teamed up to raise awareness about the current state and future of Naperville’s electric supply.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Members can volunteer to organize voter registration drives, advocate for public policy issues, and promote civic engagement.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Urban designers, physicians, and civic groups lobbied municipal governments in Chicago, Boston, New York, and elsewhere to provide a sanitary solution to the problem of human waste.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Jan. 2025
Thanks for Phan’s contributions came rolling in Tuesday from chefs, restaurateurs and civic leaders saddened by news of the chef’s sudden death.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Members can volunteer to organize voter registration drives, advocate for public policy issues, and promote civic engagement.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Urban designers, physicians, and civic groups lobbied municipal governments in Chicago, Boston, New York, and elsewhere to provide a sanitary solution to the problem of human waste.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Jan. 2025
Thanks for Phan’s contributions came rolling in Tuesday from chefs, restaurateurs and civic leaders saddened by news of the chef’s sudden death.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civic
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Other regional neighbors were also critical of Trump.—
Helen Regan,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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During his confirmation hearings, Rubio criticized China's expansionism and stressed the need for strong alliances to uphold regional stability.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Janelle Griffith Janelle Griffith is a national reporter for NBC News focusing on issues of race and policing.—
Janelle Griffith,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Isabelle Taft is a reporter covering national news and a member of the 2024-25 Times Fellowship class, a program for journalists early in their career.—
Isabelle Taft,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Marsico co-owned a forerunner entity that was subsumed by Verano in 2018, according to the indictment, and was executive vice president at Verano, responsible for municipal government relations and real estate, including getting approvals to open cannabis dispensaries.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Raleigh Municipal Building — Already well underway, the City of Raleigh's new 17-story municipal tower could welcome city workers next to Nash Square in 2026.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Meals on Wheels, a nonprofit organization that delivers about 250 million meals each year to more than 2 million seniors, receives federal grant funding.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The federal office has the power to rename geographic places within the United States.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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General tickets will go on sale starting on Friday (Jan. 31) at 10 a.m. local show time while artist pre-sale begins on Wednesday (Jan. 29) on his website.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2025
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People walking along a local beach came across the remains of the ship and reported the local find to historian Gunter Schröder, who then passed on the information to the Schleswig-Holstein State Archaeological Office.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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The term generally applies to policies that limit state and local officials from cooperating with federal authorities on civil immigration enforcement duties.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Trump's directive gives all federal agencies a 60-day window to identify civil and criminal authorities available to combat antisemitism and deport anti-Jewish activists who broke any laws.—
Fox News Staff,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civic. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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