Civics

/ˈsɪvɪks/ noun

Definition

The study of the structure and function of government, citizenship rights and responsibilities, and how societies are organized.

Etymology

From Latin 'civicus' meaning 'relating to citizens,' derived from 'civis' meaning 'citizen.'

Kelly Says

Civics education dramatically declined after the 1970s, and researchers now track a direct correlation between less civics knowledge and decreased voting rates—knowing how government works actually makes people participate in it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዜጎች
zēgōch
ARالعربية
شؤون مدنية
shu'un madaniyyah
BNবাংলা
নागরিকতা
na-gar-ik-ta
CACatalà
ciutadania
chü-ta-da-nya
CSČeština
občanství
ob-chan-stv-i
DADansk
borgerskab
bor-gers-kab
DEDeutsch
Staatsbürgerkunde
zайтz-bюр-ger-koo-nde
ELΕλληνικά
πολιτεία
poli-te-ia
ESEspañol
cívicas
see-vee-kas
FAفارسی
شهروندی
shahr-o-n-di
FISuomi
kansalaisuus
kan-sa-lai-uus
FRFrançais
citoyenneté
si-twɑ̃-nɛtɛ
GUGU
гражданство
grazhdanstvo
HAHA
cikin
chi-kin
HEעברית
אזרחות
a-zra-chot
HIहिन्दी
नागरिकता
nagaari-ka-ta
HUMagyar
polgárjog
pol-gar-jog
IDBahasa Indonesia
kewarganegaraan
ke-war-gan-e-ga-ran
IGIG
obodo
o-bo-do
ITItaliano
cittadinanza
chi-ta-di-nan-tsa
JA日本語
市民
shimin
KKKK
гражданство
grazhdanstvo
KMKM
សម្ពសchafft
som-p-sa-hat
KO한국어
시민
simmin
MRMR
शासकीय
sha-as-kee-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
kewarganegaraan
ke-war-gan-e-ga-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူ
pyi-thoo
NLNederlands
burgerschap
bör-gers-chap
NONorsk
borgerskap
bor-gers-kap
PAPA
гражданство
grazhdanstvo
PLPolski
obywatelstwo
ɔb-vɐ-tɛl-st-vɔ
PTPortuguês
cidadania
si-da-dɐ-ni-ɐ
RORomână
cetățenie
che-ta-t-zee-e
RUРусский
гражданство
grazhdanstvo
SVSvenska
medborgarskap
med-borg-ars-kap
SWKiswahili
uraia
oo-rai-a
TAதமிழ்
гражданство
grazhdanstvo
TEతెలుగు
гражданство
grazhdanstvo
THไทย
พลเมือง
phon mueang
TLTL
mamamayan
ma-ma-may-an
TRTürkçe
vatandaşlık
vatandaşlık
UKУкраїнська
громадянство
hro-ma-di-an-stvo
URاردو
شہریت
sha-hri-t
VITiếng Việt
trí tuệ dân sự
tri tuệ dân sự
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ ìpínlẹ̀
e-ko-i-pin-le
ZH中文
公民
gōngmín
ZUZU
izwi
ee-zvee

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