civility

formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech

"I hope we can treat each other with civility and respect"

by unlost ghost September 11, 2013

Civility

After months of someone calling you and your race rapist and murderers and outright treating them like garbage, they ask that you don't kick them from your restaurant. #Trump

Regular person: please leave my restaurant, we don't want to scare our customers.
KKK: hey man show some civility (the snowflake melts)

KKK: hey we can ALL get along as long as you know your place. Be civil.

by bonafideslave June 27, 2018

Civility Deficit

A social phenomenon in the early 21st century where human beings regularly dehumanize each other due to algorithmic feeds, the internet, and other environmental shifts that haven't allowed their genes to catch up.

Hey, have you noticed that everyone seems to have a short fuse lately? Ya, it's due to the Civility Deficit! We need to work on this.

by smuckersgrapejelly June 8, 2021

road civility

polite or civil behaviour shown by drivers to other drivers, passengers, passers-by and traffic police. also called road politeness and road manners.

The driver has a bonanza of road civility; he never gets into road rage.

by uttam maharjan February 7, 2010

obligated civility

feeling like you have to behave civilised and orderly

The Conch was gone, and so was the power and obligated civility that once came with it.

by L0uL0uK January 14, 2021

Civilitocracy

Civilitocracy is the use of military style in a democratic system of governance.

The use of military language in civilian governments.

Authoritarianism by civilian governments.

Olusegen Obasanjo is running a civilitocracy.

Tinubu is a civilotocrat. He removed an elected state governor, replacing him with a military administrator.

by Udeme Nana May 2, 2025