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civic-minded
[ siv-ik-mahyn-did ]
adjective
- concerned with the well-being of the community.
Other Words From
- civic-minded·ly adverb
- civic-minded·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of civic-minded1
Example Sentences
Helping people with their small decisions seemed similarly civic-minded, says Baker: “It just seemed like there was a need that wasn’t being met.”
While none of its prominent civic-minded sponsors have closed their checkbooks and gone elsewhere — yet — fans and even some of the team’s original investors are losing patience.
Among the many hurdles he faced as “The Godfather’s” producer was the animosity toward the prospective film shown by Italian Americans, civic-minded ethnic groups like the Sons of Italy and members of Congress, who thought the movie would perpetuate gangster stereotypes.
Ambitious, civic-minded and self-sabotaging, the whole enterprise moved fast, fast, fast.
“In this country, what’s being built isn’t a sense of citizenship, but rather of voter bases,” said Gloria Alcocer, the director of the civic-minded magazine Voz y Voto, roughly “Voice and Vote.”
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