Civil vs Acquiescent - What's the difference?
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(uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive; as, an acquiescent policy.
Civil is a related term of acquiescent.
As adjectives the difference between civil and acquiescent
is that civil is (uncomparable) having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion while acquiescent is willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance.civil
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Adjective
(en adjective)- She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people .
- It was very civil of him to stop the argument