Usage examples for civic
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The Church was strong enough there to defy the Papacy at one time, and yet religion with the people was perhaps more of a civic function or a duty than a spiritual worship. – A Text-Book of the History of Painting by John C. Van Dyke
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Every fresh attempt at an amicable compromise was wrecked upon the obstinate bigotry of the leading civic authorities. – Project Gutenberg History of The Netherlands, 1555-1623, Complete by John Lothrop Motley
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The Civic League was young but already it was laying out an ambitious spring programme. – Green Valley by Katharine Reynolds