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civil

adjective as in civic, community

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Malcolm was incarcerated for several years and went on to mobilize thousands on issues of both civil and human rights.

To create lasting community change, meaningful reforms should also be a component of civil settlements.

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I would say that with civil disturbance type operations, we’re reluctant because there are many things that can go wrong.

I've had long conversations with the civil rights community here to say that I recognize that he would have been a great assistant attorney general for civil rights.

The city and the district attorney listed multiple “Does” on each injunction upon the initial filing, so that law enforcement could add people in the future without having to file another civil injunction.

They are, to say the least, preparing for civil war (the polling stations are stormed by armed gangs).

But what is there more irresponsible than playing with the fire of an imagined civil war in the France of today?

Compared with neighbors Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos, Cambodia appears to have a blossoming civil society.

Strangio is at his best when exposing what appears to be a flourishing civil society in Cambodia.

Rashad was there to celebrate the release of the Civil Rights drama Selma.

His 6,000 native auxiliaries (as it proved later on) could not be relied upon in a civil war.

A lineman was sent out to repair it under escort of civil guards, who were forced by the rebels to retire.

In the good old days of yore there was little trouble in obtaining admission to the Civil Service.

He held various civil offices, was a justice of the peace about 60 years, and for many years a member of the state legislature.

Alessandro had hard work to give civil answers to the men who wished to buy Benito and the wagon for quarter of their value.

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On this page you'll find 90 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to civil, such as: civilian, domestic, governmental, local, national, and home.

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

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