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Civil

Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state.

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Civilian 84% connected

One skilled in the civil law.

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Civilian 84% connected

One skilled in the civil law.

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Civilized 84% connected

of Civilize

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Civilized 84% connected

of Civilize

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Politeness 74% connected

High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance.

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Politeness 74% connected

High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance.

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Citizen 66% connected

One who enjoys the freedom and privileges of a city; a freeman of a city, as distinguished from a foreigner, or one not entitled to its franchises.

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Civic 92% connected

Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society, or to civil affairs.

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Polite 92% connected

Smooth; polished.

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Rude 94% connected

Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.

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Rude 94% connected

Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.

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Sidereal 94% connected

Relating to the stars; starry; astral; as, sidereal astronomy.

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Sidereal 94% connected

Relating to the stars; starry; astral; as, sidereal astronomy.

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Public adjective · 85% connection

not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a pu…

Used in the same subject area: Politics and government, Public administration, Citizenship and civic life.
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National adjective · 84% connection

owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"

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Open adjective · 84% connection

open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"

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Activism noun · 78% connection

a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal

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Administration noun · 78% connection

the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of gover…

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Agency noun · 78% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Authority noun · 78% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Body noun · 78% connection

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

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Bureau noun · 78% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Bureaucracy noun · 78% connection

any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape

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Citizenship noun · 78% connection

conduct as a citizen; "award for good citizenship"

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Companionship noun · 78% connection

the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"

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Company noun · 78% connection

the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"

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Department noun · 78% connection

the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

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Engagement noun · 78% connection

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

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Federal agency noun · 78% connection

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…

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Fellowship noun · 78% connection

the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"

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Governance noun · 78% connection

the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of gover…

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Affinity noun · 78% connection

Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, city, citizen, relations, fellow.
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Agrarian adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to fields, or lands, or their tenure; esp., relating to an equal or equitable division of lands; as, the agrarian laws of R…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, city, citizen, relations, fellow.
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Algebra noun · 78% connection

That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols. It is appli…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, city, citizen, relations, fellow.
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Boycott verb · 78% connection

To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, city, citizen, relations, fellow.
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Bully noun · 78% connection

A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, city, citizen, relations, fellow.
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Cit noun · 78% connection

A citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; -- used contemptuously.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, city, citizen, relations, fellow.
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Citadel noun · 78% connection

A fortress in or near a fortified city, commanding the city and fortifications, and intended as a final point of defense.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, city, citizen, relations, fellow.
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Citiner noun · 78% connection

One who is born or bred in a city; a citizen.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, city, citizen, relations, fellow.
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City noun · 78% connection

The collective body of citizens, or inhabitants of a city.

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Civillty noun · 78% connection

The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed; a state of civilization.

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Cointension noun · 78% connection

The condition of being of equal in intensity; -- applied to relations; as, 3:6 and 6:12 are relations of cointension.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, city, citizen, relations, fellow.
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Country adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, city, citizen, relations, fellow.
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Democracy noun · 78% connection

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, city, citizen, relations, fellow.
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Faubourg noun · 78% connection

A suburb of French city; also, a district now within a city, but formerly without its walls.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, city, citizen, relations, fellow.
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Geometry noun · 78% connection

That branch of mathematics which investigates the relations, properties, and measurement of solids, surfaces, lines, and angles; the s…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, city, citizen, relations, fellow.
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Homologous adjective · 78% connection

Being of the same typical structure; having like relations to a fundamental type to structure; as, those bones in the hand of man and…

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