civic society en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK) A voluntary body or society which aims to represent the needs of a local community.
The plaque, of light-blue hue (a tone favoured by the Wiltshire market town's civic society), can be found on a nondescript structure just outside the station.
2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chippenham (1841)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 57:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| civic societies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |