civics

[ siv-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the study or science of the privileges and obligations of citizens.

civics

/ ˈsɪvɪks /

noun

1. the study of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship
2. the study of government and its workings

Word History and Origins

Origin of civics¹

1880–85, Americanism; civic, -ics

Example Sentences

Since Trump won the presidency last week, Biden and his team have made a point of highlighting their cooperation, which they see as a teachable moment in a public civics lesson.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of that is a product of an educational system scrubbed clean of inconvenient history and basic civics lessons by conservative lobbyists and politicians.

From Salon

We congratulated her, and I joked that she now knows more about American history and civics than most of us.

From Salon

It follows teens and teachers from Wyoming, Nevada and Virginia as they set out to compete in the civics competition We the People, where students testify in mock congressional hearings with a panel of judges.

From Los Angeles Times

Whenever the ahistoric former president approvingly cites some event in U.S. history, it’s usually a chapter that we learned in civics class was something more infamous than famous, something that stood as a lesson of what not to do.

From Los Angeles Times

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