Definitions for civil society
civ·il so·ci·ety

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1. civil societynoun

   All of the institutions, voluntary organizations and corporate bodies that are less than the state but greater than the family

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1. Civil society

   Civil society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere. By other authors, civil society is used in the sense of 1) the aggregate of non-governmental organizations and institutions that advance the interests and will of citizens or 2) individuals and organizations in a society which are independent of the government.Sometimes the term civil society is used in the more general sense of "the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society" (Collins English Dictionary). Especially in the discussions among thinkers of Eastern and Central Europe, civil society is seen also as a normative concept of civic values.

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1. Civil society

   The meaning of the term civil society is contested. It is sometimes considered to include the family and the private sphere, and referred to as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business. Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon defines civil society as 1 the aggregate of non-governmental organizations and institutions that manifest interests and will of citizens or 2 individuals and organizations in a society which are independent of the government. Sometimes the term is used in the more general sense of "the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society". Volunteering is often considered a defining characteristic of the organizations that constitute civil society, which in turn are often called NGOs, or NPOs. Most authorities have in mind the realm of public participation in voluntary associations, trade unions and the like, but it is not necessary to belong to all of these to be a part of civil society.

How to pronounce civil society?

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of civil society in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of civil society in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of civil society in a Sentence

1. California Attorney General Kamala Harris:

   This proposal not only threatens public safety, it is patently unconstitutional, utterly reprehensible, and has no place in a civil society.

2. Rebekah Tromble:

   There’s been no conversation with the affected community, $100 a month is affordable to scholars at Ivy League institutions; it’s not affordable to under-resourced academic and civil-society researchers. If Twitter had that community in mind, it would be absolutely appropriate for them to reach out and have some conversations and perhaps introduce a sliding scale approach to this.

3. David Chavern:

   Fake news will become very much a local experience, and very much a destructive one, if we get disappointing journalism, then we lose civil society.

4. Bob Menendez:

   After 20 years of blood and national treasure, the question is still in my mind, how do we ultimately ensure the Taliban can not run over the Afghan government and potentially create it as a place for terrorist attacks to take place ? How do we preserve the rights of Afghan women in civil society that have been achieved ?

5. Ahmed Hassan:

   We aim to try to find a balance between civil society and profit-driven private sector to protect the heritage buildings from getting demolished, we want a system where all stake holders agree on a system to keep the heritage.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Civil_Society
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Society
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=civil society