CIVILSERVICE

Civil service

The term civil service can refer to either: a) A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations, or b) the body of employees in any government agency other than the military.

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civil service

Noun

  1. In parliamentary forms of government, the branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial, but work to apply its laws and regulations
  2. the body of civilian employees of any level of government, not subject to political appointment and removal, normally hired and promoted largely on the basis of competitive examination.
    He's got a steady job in civil service.


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