civil servant

civil servant

n. A person employed in the civil service.

civil servant

n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member of the civil service

civ′il serv′ant

n. a civil-service employee. [1790–1800]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

civil servant - a public official who is a member of the civil servicecivil service - government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinationsfunctionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office

Translations

公务员文职人员

civil

(ˈsivl) adjective1. polite, courteous. 禮貌的，客氣的 有礼貌的，客气的 2. of the state or community. civil rights. 公民的 公民的3. ordinary; not military or religious. civil life. 一般人的，平民的 一般人的4. concerned with law cases which are not criminal. 民事的 民事的civilian (siˈviljən) noun a person who has a civil job, not in the armed forces. 老百姓 老百姓civility (siˈviləti) noun politeness. Treat strangers with civility. 禮貌 礼貌ˈcivilly adverb politely. 彬彬有禮地 彬彬有礼地ˌcivil deˈfence noun (American civil defense) the organization responsible for protection of civilians from enemy bombing etc and for rescue operations after such attacks. 民防單位 民防系统ˌcivil disoˈbedience noun a refusal by a large number of people to pay taxes or obey certain laws in a nonviolent way in order to protest against the government, its policies etc. 非暴力反抗 非暴力反抗civil engineerengineercivil liberties/rights the rights of a citizen according to the law of the country. 公民權 公民权civil servant a member of the civil service. 公務人員 文职人员civil service the organization which runs the administration of a state. 民政單位 行政机构civil war (a) war between citizens of the same state. the American Civil War. 內戰 内战

civil servant

→ 公务员zhCN