While (c)(4) status was created 100 years ago for civic leagues and other community organizations, it became a valuable tool for political organizations in recent years.

FORBES: Connect

As for political inclusion, many civic inclusion issues are the result of an uncertain or temporary legal status.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

Oswestry Civic Society had been campaigning for the house to be listed, saying the site had no protective status against development.

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The Freedom of the City is an honorary status and does not confer any special rights to the recipient other than the right to attend some ceremonial civic events.

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