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civil service

 
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–noun
1. those branches of public service concerned with all governmental administrative functions outside the armed services.
2. the body of persons employed in these branches.
3. a system or method of appointing government employees on the basis of competitive examinations, rather than by political patronage.
Origin:
1775–85
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civil service  
n.   Abbr. CS

  1. Those branches of public service that are not legislative, judicial, or military and in which employment is usually based on competitive examination.

  2. The entire body of persons employed by the civil branches of a government.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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civil service

The nonmilitary personnel who work for a government, applying its laws and regulations.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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