civil service
Noun
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Noun
civil service (plural civil services)
- In parliamentary forms of government, the branches of government that are not military, legislative, or judicial, but work to apply its laws and regulations.
- 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 the civil service.
- French: pouvoir législatif
- German: Öffentlicher Dienst, Staatsdienst
- French: services publics
- Portuguese: serviço público
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