Civics

//ˈsɪvɪks// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the social science of civic affairs wordnet

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governmentpolitics

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"Viewed as Science, Civics is that branch of Sociology which deals with Cities—their origin and distribution; their development and structure; their functioning, internal and external, material and psychological; their evolution, individual and associated."

Etymology

From Latin civicus (“having to do with citizens or a town or city”).

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