"civic duty" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: civic duties [plural]
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  1. One's responsibilities towards the society one lives in. Translations (Translations): občanská povinnost [feminine] (Czech), burgerplicht [feminine] (Dutch), kodanikukohus (Estonian), kansalaisvelvollisuus (Finnish), devoir civique [masculine] (French), devoir du citoyen [masculine] (French), Bürgerpflicht [feminine] (German), dovere civico [masculine] (Italian), азаматтық борыш (azamattıq borıš) (Kazakh), obowiązek obywatelski [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), гражда́нский долг (graždánskij dolg) [masculine] (Russian)
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