Almost always after a possessive or followed by of. The condition or fact of serving the monarch or (in later use) the state; the condition or fact…

Service to the community, esp. under the direction of the government or other official agency; an instance of this. With the: the employ of the…

The government offices located in Whitehall, London; (hence allusively) the British civil service in general.

Originally: the branch of the East India Company run by staff not belonging to the army or navy (now historical). Now: the permanent professional…

striped trousers (typically worn by civil servants, businessmen, etc.), used allusively to indicate the wearer's status, and, by extension…