Civil
adjective
Connected to the people who live in a country.
Civil rights are the basic rights that every citizen has under the laws of the government.
Often appears as...
- civil rights
- civil law
adjective
Being polite and behaving well towards others.
Even though they are divorced, they remain civil to each other for the sake of their children.
Often appears as...
- remain civil
- act civil
adjective
Not involving the military or violence, but related to the government and the way it is organized.
Many people protested in the streets, causing a civil unrest.
Often appears as...
- civil unrest
- civil war
adjective
Relating to disputes between people or organizations, especially those relating to law and rights.
He's suing his employer and it's likely to become a civil case.
Often appears as...
- civil case
- civil law
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Connected to the people who live in a country.
Civil rights are the basic rights that every citizen has under the laws of the government.
Often appears as...
- civil rights
- civil law
adjective
Being polite and behaving well towards others.
Even though they are divorced, they remain civil to each other for the sake of their children.
Often appears as...
- remain civil
- act civil
adjective
Not involving the military or violence, but related to the government and the way it is organized.
Many people protested in the streets, causing a civil unrest.
Often appears as...
- civil unrest
- civil war
adjective
Relating to disputes between people or organizations, especially those relating to law and rights.
He's suing his employer and it's likely to become a civil case.
Often appears as...
- civil case
- civil law
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Community Link
Refers to matters affecting the community, often regarding rights and duties.
The civil authorities organized a town hall meeting.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Military
When contrasting with military, 'civil' is used for non-armed aspects of society.
He exchanged his military uniform for a civil wardrobe.
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if everybody wanted to participate and they thought they had a right to participate in the world when we look at the civil rights movement and D colonialization across the world and women's rights and all of those things that was about pretty saying that we could participate these were really radical changes we looked at
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How to turn protest into...
a contagion, a belief, a motivation. It requires pressuring policymakers, using the media to change narrative, making arguments in public, persuading skeptical neighbors one by one by one. None of this is as sexy as a protest, but this is the history of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement,
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What are the universal...
the principle of nondiscrimination and the right to life and liberty. It refers to negative freedoms, like the freedom from torture or slavery, as well as positive freedoms, such as the freedom of movement and residence. It encompasses basic civil and political rights,
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Why is the US...
limiting congressional terms, or even repealing the Second Amendment. While many enjoy strong support, their likelihood of passing is slim. Americans today are the most politically polarized since the Civil War, making it nearly impossible to reach a broad consensus.
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Learning from smallpox:...
But this was not an easy process, proving especially difficult in places suffering from poor infrastructure or civil wars. The eradication effort took decades and involved millions of people working together, from world leaders and international organizations
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Ancient Egypt 101 PIPE...
lastly egyptians developed methods to measure and survey land around the nile river these civil engineering feats made way for the construction of dams canals and irrigation systems that helped farming and agriculture to flourish in the nile valley
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The great conspiracy...
delivering a passionate speech at Caesar's funeral days later that whipped the crowd into a frenzy of grief and anger. As a result, the liberators were forced out of Rome. The ensuing power vacuum led to a series of civil wars,
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Kailash Satyarthi: How...
But I did not stop. Later on, I cofounded the world's single largest civil society campaign for education that is the Global Campaign for Education. That has helped in changing the whole thinking towards education
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Beloved Rhino Prepares...
over 70 percent of the entire world population is in one park in india and if that park got hit by disease flooding civil war it could be disastrous and if that happened captive-bred rhinos like behan's baby
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
I'm just not much of a crier. But I think in my career that's been a good thing. I'm a civil rights lawyer, and I've seen some horrible things in the world.
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Want interstellar...
if everybody wanted to participate and they thought they had a right to participate in the world when we look at the civil rights movement and D colonialization across the world and women's rights and all of those things that was about pretty saying that we could participate these were really radical changes we looked at
Video examples
How to turn protest into...
a contagion, a belief, a motivation. It requires pressuring policymakers, using the media to change narrative, making arguments in public, persuading skeptical neighbors one by one by one. None of this is as sexy as a protest, but this is the history of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement,
Video examples
What are the universal...
the principle of nondiscrimination and the right to life and liberty. It refers to negative freedoms, like the freedom from torture or slavery, as well as positive freedoms, such as the freedom of movement and residence. It encompasses basic civil and political rights,
Video examples
Why is the US...
limiting congressional terms, or even repealing the Second Amendment. While many enjoy strong support, their likelihood of passing is slim. Americans today are the most politically polarized since the Civil War, making it nearly impossible to reach a broad consensus.
Video examples
Learning from smallpox:...
But this was not an easy process, proving especially difficult in places suffering from poor infrastructure or civil wars. The eradication effort took decades and involved millions of people working together, from world leaders and international organizations
Video examples
Ancient Egypt 101 PIPE...
lastly egyptians developed methods to measure and survey land around the nile river these civil engineering feats made way for the construction of dams canals and irrigation systems that helped farming and agriculture to flourish in the nile valley
Video examples
The great conspiracy...
delivering a passionate speech at Caesar's funeral days later that whipped the crowd into a frenzy of grief and anger. As a result, the liberators were forced out of Rome. The ensuing power vacuum led to a series of civil wars,
Video examples
Kailash Satyarthi: How...
But I did not stop. Later on, I cofounded the world's single largest civil society campaign for education that is the Global Campaign for Education. That has helped in changing the whole thinking towards education
Video examples
Beloved Rhino Prepares...
over 70 percent of the entire world population is in one park in india and if that park got hit by disease flooding civil war it could be disastrous and if that happened captive-bred rhinos like behan's baby
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
I'm just not much of a crier. But I think in my career that's been a good thing. I'm a civil rights lawyer, and I've seen some horrible things in the world.
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
It's important for youth, black youths particularly, to be able to fill in the blanks of themselves so they can know completely who they are, but also all the country to understand what this means: what the civil rights movement does to us as people. It is part of the journey that we must be on in order to become fully evolved human beings.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it. That is the truth of it.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
We must continue to prove to the world that we can provide a rising standard of living for all men without loss of civil rights or human dignity to any man.
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George McGovern
American Politician
I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society.
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Andrew Jackson
American President
No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
The right to vote is one of our nation's most important civil rights.
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Eugenie Anderson
American Diplomat
We support President Truman's civil rights program.
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Walter Cronkite
American Journalist
The civil rights fight was a very important fight.
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Joseph Wambaugh
American Writer
Civil servants take forever to do anything.
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Carly Fiorina
American Businesswoman
I certainly support civil unions.
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
It's important for youth, black youths particularly, to be able to fill in the blanks of themselves so they can know completely who they are, but also all the country to understand what this means: what the civil rights movement does to us as people. It is part of the journey that we must be on in order to become fully evolved human beings.
Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it. That is the truth of it.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
We must continue to prove to the world that we can provide a rising standard of living for all men without loss of civil rights or human dignity to any man.
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George McGovern
American Politician
I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society.
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Andrew Jackson
American President
No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
The right to vote is one of our nation's most important civil rights.
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Eugenie Anderson
American Diplomat
We support President Truman's civil rights program.
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Walter Cronkite
American Journalist
The civil rights fight was a very important fight.
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Joseph Wambaugh
American Writer
Civil servants take forever to do anything.
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Carly Fiorina
American Businesswoman
I certainly support civil unions.
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