"civic society" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: civic societies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|civic societies}} civic society (plural civic societies)
  1. (UK) A voluntary body or society which aims to represent the needs of a local community. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-civic_society-en-noun-uaHDdBXl Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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