Civics
/ˈsɪvɪks/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community. uncountable, usually
- 2 the social science of civic affairs wordnet
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More examples"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”).