Mandatory Duties of U.S. Citizens

Peace Corps. A federal agency created by President Kennedy in 1961 to promote voluntary service by Americans in foreign countries. The Peace Corps provides labor power to help developing countries improve their infrastructure, health care, educational systems, and other aspects of their societies.

Definition of civic responsibility. An action that citizens should do to help their government do a better job. List of civic responsibilties. Register and Vote; Communicate with government; Stay informed; Participate in campaigns; Hold elected office; Serve in appointed positions; Respect other rights and opinions.

• Obeying the law. Every U.S. citizen must obey federal, state and local laws, and pay the penalties that can be incurred when a law is broken.
• Paying taxes.
• Serving on a jury when summoned.
• Registering with the Selective Service.

civic. Antonyms: suburban, provincial, rural, cosmopolitan. Synonyms: municipal, corporate, urbane, oppidan.

Find another word for civic. In this page you can discover 27 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for civic, like: politico-economic, public, borough, urban, municipal, civil, community, national, common, political and local.

(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : a resident of a town : townsman. 2 obsolete. a : an inhabitant of a university town not a member of the university.

• amelioration,
• boost,
• heightening,
• increase,
• melioration,
• strengthening,
• upgrade,
• uplift,

What is another word for engagement?

What is the opposite of engaged?

immerse

• absorb,
• bemuse,
• busy,
• catch up,
• engage,
• engross,
• enthrall.
• (or enthral),

: the person to whom someone is engaged to be married … she put on her grey silk gown and her cherry coloured ribbon with as much care as if she had been herself the betrothed.—

The definition of betrothed is someone who is engaged to be married. An example of betrothed is a woman wearing an engagement ring. A person to whom one is engaged to be married. …

Erusin (אירוסין‎) is the Hebrew term for betrothal. Since the Middle Ages it is customary for the marriage to occur immediately after the betrothal, and to perform the betrothal during the marriage ceremony itself. Previously this was not the case, and there were often several months between the two events.

What is another word for betrothed?

A fiancé is man who is engaged to be married. One way that French words specify gender is with their endings. In this case, the extra E at the end of fiancée indicates that the betrothed is a woman. You will find this all over the place in the French language.

Noun. betrothed (plural betrotheds)

In this page you can discover 45 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for bigot, like: zealot, hatemonger, Archie Bunker, dogmatist, intolerant, opinionated person, chauvinist, liberal, male-chauvinist, die-hard and bitter-ender.

Opposite of one who is intolerantly devoted to his or her own prejudices. humanitarian. liberal. moderate. tolerator.

discrimination

• bigotry.
• favoritism.
• hatred.
• inequity.
• injustice.
• intolerance.
• partiality.
• prejudice.

bigoted. Being a bigot; biased; strongly prejudiced; forming opinions without just cause.

The definition of bigotry is prejudice and the state of being intolerant. An example of bigotry is disliking people because of their culture. The attitude, state of mind, or behavior characteristic of a bigot; intolerance.

utterly intolerant of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one’s own.

: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance.