civil society

noun

1. the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society

Example Sentences

And to my mind, the question for the Democrats who voted for it last week is whether they want to be a part of helping turn the power to designate members of civil society as terrorists—without evidence or explanation or really much in the way of recourse—over to Trump and the Republican Party.

From Slate

But as the American Civil Liberties Union put it, “This legislation would have granted the Secretary of Treasury the unilateral power to investigate and effectively shut down any tax-exempt organization—including news outlets, universities, and civil society groups—by stripping them of their tax-exempt status based on an unilateral accusation of wrongdoing.”

From Slate

President-elect Donald Trump should be expected to try to crack down on civil society in his second term.

From Slate

In an email, Jonas Habimana, executive director of the DRC-based Bureau of Information, Training, Exchanges and Research for Development, or BIFERD, said it best: “We have integrated Mpox into existing interventions and do not have specific funds allocated to Mpox,” adding that “local civil society needs to be actively involved in the response,” but has limited resources.

From Salon

In a must-read article at The New Republic, Nina Burleigh provides a roadmap and warning for how Donald Trump and his fascist regime will attack the core tenets of American democracy and civil society — and how there is little that normal politics and the institutions can do to stop him and his forces:

From Salon