civil service

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civil service

noun civil services

  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. I want to thank the brilliant No 10 staff and our country's extraordinary civil service, who dedicate their lives to public service.

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noun branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial

Españolfunción pública, servicio civil
中文行政部門 /行政部门 xíngzhèng bùmén
Portuguêsfunção pública
Deutschöffentlicher Dienst, Staatsdienst
Русскийгосударственная служба gosudarstvennaja služba

noun body of civilian employees

Españolservicio civil
中文公務員 /公务员 gōngwùyuán
Portuguêsfunção pública, serviço público
Françaisservices publics, fonction publique
Deutschöffentlicher Dienst

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@misc{civil_service_2026,
  title = {civil service},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/civil%20service},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}