Concerned with supporting public life and improving the wider community.
Reach for it when praising practical attention to civic needs, institutions, or participation
Civic-minded residents translated the ballot guide into four local languages.
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everyday
Fits when active participation is enough for the sentence
Careful Someone can be deeply involved in a private club without any civic concern.
warm
Fits when local people's shared wellbeing motivates the person
Careful Community-minded is local and social; civic-minded can include laws, voting, and public institutions.
warm
Fits when helpful conduct among nearby people deserves praise
Careful Neighborly kindness may stay personal and never extend to civic structures.
professional
civically engaged
Fits when participation in public processes is visible and ongoing
Careful Engagement records activity but may not reveal generous motives.
formal
public-minded
Fits when decisions consistently consider society beyond private interest
Careful Public-minded is less familiar and can sound like policy jargon.
formal
Fits when active concern for the common good is central
Careful Public-spirited can sound ceremonial and may hide which concrete civic work was done.
civic-minded citizens
Civic-minded citizens monitored the crossing until permanent lights were installed.
civic-minded residents
Civic-minded residents opened the meeting to renters as well as homeowners.
civic-minded organization
The civic-minded organization publishes its grant decisions in plain language.
civic-minded group
The civic-minded group invited tenants to set the agenda.
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