civic duty

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civic duty - the responsibilities of a citizen civic responsibility duty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr jury duty - the civic duty to serve on a jury