| NOUN | group | civil service | government workers |
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| Meaning | government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations. | |
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| Member of | bureaucracy, bureaucratism | nonelective government officials |
| Members | civil servant | A public official who is a member of the civil service |
| Narrower | Whitehall | The British civil service |
| Broader | government officials, officialdom | People elected or appointed to administer a government |
| Spanish | funcionariado | |
| Catalan | administració pública | |
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