Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Civic life
English answer:
activities that further the good of the community
Added to glossary by
Anthony Indra
Oct 31, 2006 03:40
17 yrs ago
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English term
United States
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Civic life
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Government / Politics
Government Statement
The context:
Public spaces, including parks and plazas, streets, laneways and community facilities are for everyone. These spaces provide critical forums for participation in civic, cultural, social and political life.
What is exactly a "civic life"?
I mean, what kind of activities are they?
Public spaces, including parks and plazas, streets, laneways and community facilities are for everyone. These spaces provide critical forums for participation in civic, cultural, social and political life.
What is exactly a "civic life"?
I mean, what kind of activities are they?
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| 5 +2 | activities that further the good of the community |
JaneTranslates
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| 3 +3 | community life |
Robert Forstag
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10 mins
JaneTranslates
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Native in English
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English
Puerto Rico
Quality and Integrity
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
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4
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activities that further the good of the community
Often municipal government activities such as highway cleanups, fundraisers to build a park, secular charities.
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Note added at 13 mins (2006-10-31 03:53:15 GMT)
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It has to do with your duties as a good citizen, not necessarily related to politics (though voting in elections is considered a "civic duty").
Webster's 10th New Collegiate: Civic means "of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs." A civic-minded person is one who is "disposed to look after civic needs and interests."
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Note added at 18 mins (2006-10-31 03:58:45 GMT)
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I don't find it redundant. Examples:
My civic life includes planting flowers along the highway.
My cultural life includes teaching square-dancing to schoolchildren AND singing in the philharmonic chorale.
My social life includes attending birthday parties for my friends' children.
My political life includes taking part in a radio debate on whether Puerto Rico should go to a one-chamber government.
Of course, they overlap--the volunteer square-dance teaching could be a social and civic activity as well as a cultural one, and voting could be both civic and political. If the birthday party is in a public park that I helped clean up, that's social and civic. But though they overlap, each of the types of "life" mentioned has its own special emphasis.
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Note added at 13 mins (2006-10-31 03:53:15 GMT)
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It has to do with your duties as a good citizen, not necessarily related to politics (though voting in elections is considered a "civic duty").
Webster's 10th New Collegiate: Civic means "of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs." A civic-minded person is one who is "disposed to look after civic needs and interests."
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Note added at 18 mins (2006-10-31 03:58:45 GMT)
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I don't find it redundant. Examples:
My civic life includes planting flowers along the highway.
My cultural life includes teaching square-dancing to schoolchildren AND singing in the philharmonic chorale.
My social life includes attending birthday parties for my friends' children.
My political life includes taking part in a radio debate on whether Puerto Rico should go to a one-chamber government.
Of course, they overlap--the volunteer square-dance teaching could be a social and civic activity as well as a cultural one, and voting could be both civic and political. If the birthday party is in a public park that I helped clean up, that's social and civic. But though they overlap, each of the types of "life" mentioned has its own special emphasis.
Peer comment(s):
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ErichEko ⟹⭐
: On your 18 mins note: very well explained for a thing whose facets are so intermingled one another! (Read: a thing = life)
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Thank you, Erich. Yes, life is a many-splendored thing, isn't it? That's one reason why we need to be as precise as possible with our language. And, in the end, it's not possible, but we have to try. (Philosophy after midnight!)
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Robert Fox
6 hrs
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Thank you, Robert
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Alexander Demyanov
: I believe "activities that further the good of the community " is too narrow
11 hrs
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I see your point, and Forstag's, but IMO, this context calls for a narrower interpretation, since it lists "cultural, social and political" separately. Thank you for your comment.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks!"
+3
10 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
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English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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community life
In this context, it simply means participating in the life of the community of which one is part. It is actually redundant in that it encompasses "social", "political" and cultural".
Peer comment(s):
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Paul Lambert
: I think this answer is more encompassing and exhaustive as well as concise.
8 hrs
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Thank you, Paul.
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Alexander Demyanov
: On all points.
11 hrs
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Thank you, Alexander.
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Alfa Trans (X)
1 day 15 hrs
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Thank you, Marju.
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