| 单词 | classified service |
| 释义 | > as lemmasclassified service classified service n. U.S. that part of the federal or a state civil service which is appointed purely on merit or competitive examination, as opposed to those who are elected or chosen through political patronage. ΚΠ 1883 N.Y. Times 4 May 1/4 Those classified in the departments at Washington shall be designated ‘The classified service at Washington’. 1889 T. Roosevelt Wks. (1926) XIV. 92 I expect from the President an extension of the classified service. 1949 W. E. Binkley & M. C. Moos Gram. Amer. Politics xvi. 327 Coming to the presidency after a dozen years of Republic rule, Franklin Roosevelt found practically every office outside the classified service occupied by a Republican. 1990 A. J. Bott Handbk. U.S. Election Laws & Pract. x. 479 State officers and employees in the classified service may not be discriminated against, promoted, demoted or dismissed on the basis of their political opinions or affiliations. < as lemmas |
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