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civic participation
UK/ˈsɪvɪk pɑːˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/US/ˈsɪvɪk pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/CIV·ic par·TI·ci·PA·tion
The involvement of citizens in community and political activities, such as voting, volunteering, or public debate.
Examples
“Schools try to encourage civic participation by teaching students about local government.”
“Low levels of civic participation worry many policymakers.”
“Community festivals can boost civic participation and strengthen local ties.”
Band 8 sentence
“Local councils that actively promote civic participation tend to make decisions that better reflect community needs.”
Collocations
- encourage civic participation
- low civic participation
- increase civic participation
Word family
Common mistakes
public participation→civic participation
people participation→citizen participation
Say it for a higher band
5people participation→6public participation→7+civic participation
Synonyms
citizen participation
Easily confused
citizen participation
“Effective citizen participation depends on access to reliable information.”
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