obligation vs civic responsibility

civic responsibility vs obligation

obligation and civic responsibility both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
obligation	Yes	No	No	No
civic responsibility	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, civic responsibility is a hyponym of obligation; that is, civic responsibility is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than obligation:

obligation: the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
civic responsibility: the responsibilities of a citizen

Other hyponyms of obligation include job, guardianship, keeping, safekeeping, moral obligation, noblesse oblige, burden of proof, civic duty, filial duty, imperative, incumbency, legal duty, line of duty, white man's burden, prerequisite, requirement, demand, requirement.

obligation (noun)	civic responsibility (noun)
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force	the responsibilities of a citizen
a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
a written promise to repay a debt
a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
the state of being obligated to do or pay something

Difference between obligation and civic responsibility

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