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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈciv•il ˈserv•ice, n. [uncountable]- Governmentthose branches of public service concerned with civil government functions:a lifetime job in the civil service.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024civ′il serv′ice, - Governmentthose branches of public service concerned with all governmental administrative functions outside the armed services.
- Governmentthe body of persons employed in these branches.
- Governmenta system or method of appointing government employees on the basis of competitive examinations, rather than by political patronage.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: civil service n - the service responsible for the public administration of the government of a country. It excludes the legislative, judicial, and military branches. Members of the civil service have no official political allegiance and are not generally affected by changes of governments
- the members of the civil service collectively
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