civil service
noun
: the administrative service of a government or international agency exclusive of the armed forces
especially
: one in which appointments are determined by competitive examination
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The order to reinstate the employees earlier this week originated from a federal civil service board ruling, which found the mass firings may have been unlawful.
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Federal employees with full civil service protections are expected to be targeted.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
His renovation of the regal French civil service was centered, in the main, on competence not inheritance.
—John Sviokla, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Powell also accused Holmes of hiring outside of existing civil service lists to fill vacancies.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Federal employees with full civil service protections are expected to be targeted.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
His renovation of the regal French civil service was centered, in the main, on competence not inheritance.
—John Sviokla, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Powell also accused Holmes of hiring outside of existing civil service lists to fill vacancies.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for civil service
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“Civil service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20service. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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