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civic

adjective as in community

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Now, Johnson is documenting the supposed collapsing civic order in cities on behalf of the White House.

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“These new laws further protect Californians’ voices and civic participation in what makes our state and our country great.”

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After a year in Bolivia, helping family farmers, and a stint teaching middle school, Mahan co-founded a social media company that focused on civic engagement and raising money for nonprofits.

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"YouTube values conservative voices on its platform and recognizes that these creators have extensive reach and play an important role in civic discourse," the company wrote to a Republican-controlled congressional committee, explaining the decision.

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Lincoln, meanwhile, became a kind of civic saint: His memorial in Washington, D.C., looks like a temple, with words from his speeches etched into the walls.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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