- civic duty
- civic responsibility, responsibilities and duties of a citizen
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
civic duty
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Civic Duty (film) — Civic Duty redirects here. For social obligation to government, see citizenship. Civic Duty Theatrical release poster Directed by Jeff Renfroe … Wikipedia
civic duty — noun the responsibilities of a citizen • Syn: ↑civic responsibility • Hypernyms: ↑duty, ↑responsibility, ↑obligation • Hyponyms: ↑jury duty … Useful english dictionary
duty — noun 1 sth that you have to do because it is right or expected ADJECTIVE ▪ contractual, legal, statutory (esp. BrE) ▪ Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. ▪ fiduciary ▪ … Collocations dictionary
civic responsibility — noun the responsibilities of a citizen • Syn: ↑civic duty • Hypernyms: ↑duty, ↑responsibility, ↑obligation • Hyponyms: ↑jury duty … Useful english dictionary
civic — adjective (only before noun) 1 connected with a town or city: the civic authorities | civic centre (=an area in a city where all the public buildings are) 2 connected with the people who live in a town or city: It is your civic duty to vote in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
civic — civ|ic [ˈsıvık] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: civicus, from civis citizen ] 1.) relating to a town or city ▪ Jackson spent the day meeting with local religious and civic leaders. 2.) relating to the people who live in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
civic — adjective Etymology: Latin civicus, from civis citizen more at city Date: circa 1656 of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs < civic duty > < civic pride > • civically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
civic responsibility — n. civic duty, responsibilities and duties of a citizen … English contemporary dictionary
Civic virtue — Civility redirects here. For the Wikipedia policy on civility, see Wikipedia:Civility. Jacques Louis David s 1784 painting The Oath of the Horatii, illustrating a dramatic moment from Livy s history of Rome, embodies eighteenth century ideas… … Wikipedia
duty — n. obligation service 1) to assume, take on a duty 2) to carry out, discharge, do, perform one s duty 3) to shirk one s duty 4) an ethical, moral; legal; painful, unpleasant; pleasant duty 5) a civic; official; patriotic; professional duty ;… … Combinatory dictionary
