civ
Civilian, for short
Civ is informal shorthand for civilian—someone not in the military, police, or other uniformed service: The soldiers were warned not to discuss operations with civs.
In gaming, Civ refers to the strategy franchise Civilization: I stayed up all night playing Civ.
Empire-building strategy game
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- turn-basedPlayers alternate actions
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- barbariansUncivilized foreigners, historically
settler · resource · diplomacy · era · unit · victory · expansion · modding
Person not engaged in warfare
- nonmilitaryNot of armed forces
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- unarmedHaving no weapons
- bystanderOne who observes nearby
populace · collateral · peacetime · demilitarized · neutral · protected · innocents · casualties
Authority over a state
- electionOrganized public voting
- democracyRule by the people
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- senateLegislative governing body
parliament · policy · campaign · voting · referendum · bureaucracy · statecraft · coalition
Large important city
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- downtownCentral business district
highrise · boulevard · cityscape · gentrification · zoning · urbanization · megacity · sprawl
Legal belonging to country
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- electorateEligible voting body
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
voter · registration · diaspora · expatriate · immigrant · patriotism · allegiance · census
Decayed structural remains
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- SphinxMythic creature posing puzzles
ziggurats · Acropolis · Colosseum · aqueducts · hieroglyphics · Stonehenge · Parthenon · Pompeii
Customs of polite conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- decorumFitting social conduct
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
politeness · convention · tact · respect · formality · gallantry · chivalry · deference
Collective of connected people
- associationGroup with shared aim
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
- activismDirect effort for reform
cooperative · philanthropy · charity · collective · solidarity · grassroots · social · engagement
Civilization
Empire-building strategy game
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- turn-basedPlayers alternate actions
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
barbarians · settler · resource · diplomacy · era · unit · victory · expansion · modding · hexes
noncombatant
Person not engaged in warfare
- nonmilitaryNot of armed forces
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- unarmedHaving no weapons
bystander · populace · collateral · peacetime · demilitarized · neutral · protected · innocents · casualties · evacuation
government
Authority over a state
- electionOrganized public voting
- democracyRule by the people
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
senate · parliament · policy · campaign · voting · referendum · bureaucracy · statecraft · coalition · governance
metropolis
Large important city
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
downtown · highrise · boulevard · cityscape · gentrification · zoning · urbanization · megacity · sprawl · commute
nationality
Legal belonging to country
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- electorateEligible voting body
naturalization · voter · registration · diaspora · expatriate · immigrant · patriotism · allegiance · census · birthright
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
Sphinx · ziggurats · Acropolis · Colosseum · aqueducts · hieroglyphics · Stonehenge · Parthenon · Pompeii · Hammurabi
manners
Customs of polite conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- decorumFitting social conduct
propriety · politeness · convention · tact · respect · formality · gallantry · chivalry · deference · cordiality
community
Collective of connected people
- associationGroup with shared aim
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
activism · cooperative · philanthropy · charity · collective · solidarity · grassroots · social · engagement · advocacy
civGI
U.S. military slang
soldier · military personnel · servicemember · troop · combatant
civmil
Inch's tiny fraction
government employee · contractor · fed · spook · brass
- Civil Rights ActLaw prohibiting discrimination
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- civil warsDomestic armed conflicts
- civil rights activistsChampions of legal equality
- civil codeCodified private law system
- civil servantGovernment administration employee
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