civil service

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noun

those branches of public service concerned with all governmental administrative functions outside the armed services.

the body of persons employed in these branches.

a system or method of appointing government employees on the basis of competitive examinations, rather than by political patronage.

Origin of civil service

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby civil service

civil rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, civil rights movement, civils, civil servant, civil service, civil society, civil tongue, civil union, civil war, civil year

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Example sentences from the Web for civil service

Now, there is the civil-service law: Uncle Nate and I wus a talkin' about it yesterday.
Sweet Cicely|Josiah Allen's Wife: Marietta Holley
She brought out her diploma and a certificate giving her a civil-service status.
The Cup of Fury|Rupert Hughes
The progress made in civil-service reform furnishes a cause for the utmost congratulation.
Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|Grover Cleveland
Not a word did he say about the progress of education or civil-service reform in Palestine.
Humanly Speaking|Samuel McChord Crothers

What the civil-service clerk before Sir Walter's time found to occupy their minds with it is hard to imagine.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow|Jerome K. Jerome

British Dictionary definitions for civil service

civil service

noun

the service responsible for the public administration of the government of a country. It excludes the legislative, judicial, and military branches. Members of the civil service have no official political allegiance and are not generally affected by changes of governments

the members of the civil service collectively

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Cultural definitions for civil service

civil service

The nonmilitary personnel who work for a government, applying its laws and regulations.

单词	civil service
释义	civil service SEE SYNONYMS FOR civil service ON THESAURUS.COM noun those branches of public service concerned with all governmental administrative functions outside the armed services. the body of persons employed in these branches. a system or method of appointing government employees on the basis of competitive examinations, rather than by political patronage. Origin of civil service First recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby civil service civil rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, civil rights movement, civils, civil servant, civil service, civil society, civil tongue, civil union, civil war, civil year Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for civil service Now, there is the civil-service law: Uncle Nate and I wus a talkin' about it yesterday. Sweet Cicely\|Josiah Allen's Wife: Marietta Holley She brought out her diploma and a certificate giving her a civil-service status. The Cup of Fury\|Rupert Hughes The progress made in civil-service reform furnishes a cause for the utmost congratulation. Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents\|Grover Cleveland Not a word did he say about the progress of education or civil-service reform in Palestine. Humanly Speaking\|Samuel McChord Crothers What the civil-service clerk before Sir Walter's time found to occupy their minds with it is hard to imagine. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow\|Jerome K. Jerome British Dictionary definitions for civil service civil service noun the service responsible for the public administration of the government of a country. It excludes the legislative, judicial, and military branches. Members of the civil service have no official political allegiance and are not generally affected by changes of governments the members of the civil service collectively Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to civil service management, ministry, administration, authority, red tape, government, directorate, officials, officialdom, works, benevolences, good works, philanthropies, public life, city hall, beadledom, powers that be, the system Cultural definitions for civil service civil service The nonmilitary personnel who work for a government, applying its laws and regulations. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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civil service

noun

Origin of civil service

Words nearby civil service

Example sentences from the Web for civil service

British Dictionary definitions for civil service

noun

Words related to civil service

Cultural definitions for civil service