HyperDic: civil_service

English > 1 sense of the expression civil service:
NOUNgroupcivil servicegovernment workers
English > civil service: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaninggovernment workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations.
Member ofbureaucracy, bureaucratismnonelective government officials
Memberscivil servantA public official who is a member of the civil service
NarrowerWhitehallThe British civil service
Broadergovernment officials, officialdomPeople elected or appointed to administer a government
Spanishfuncionariado
Catalanadministració pública

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