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civility::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | good manners, courtesy |
| Derivation | civil |
Examples of civility
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In a brief acceptance speech, he praised the diocese for civility in hard times.
From the post-gazette.com
They are faceless, usually nameless and typically without a modicum of civility.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
By the time the general election rolls around, the time for civility has passed.
From the denverpost.com
Thanks, Jimmy, for what must be your secret campaign to restore online civility.
From the freep.com
Communicating civility or not communicating it impacts many of our interactions.
From the economist.com
I appreciate the civility and good intent with which the advice was given to me.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We are all doing our best to collaborate with civility to build an encyclopedia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We need to vote out any and all politicians that do not take an oath of civility.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The perception among Americans is that we are witnessing a decline in civility.
From the DesMoinesRegister.com
- Formal or perfunctory politeness
- Politeness: the act of showing regard for others
- Civic virtue is the cultivation of habits of personal living that are claimed to be important for the success of the community. The identification of the character traits that constitute civic virtue have been a major concern of political philosophy. ...
- Politeness; an individual act or a manner of behaving which conforms to social conventions of propriety
- ADL-suggested restraint in public criticism of President Obama and Democrats in Congress.
- Bogus n. The insistence upon scrupulous politeness and absense of sarcasm or anger on the part of those against whom one may be pursuing a ferociously self-interested agenda. The etiology of Bogus Civility is beyond the scope of this note, but see also parentalism.
- Self-control or moderation in contrast with pride or arrogance.Civil speakers persuade, consult, and compromise rather than coerce and manipulate.
