the civil service

noun

: the part of a government that takes care of the government's basic business : the administrative part of a government

—often used before another noun

a civil service employee

the civil service system

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Such a system, however, threatens the stability and efficiency of government operations, and scholars have pointed out how Congress created the civil service in response to government corruption in the late 19th century. —

TIME, 23 Sep. 2024 But all that accounts for just a fraction of the civil service, while the other work of the federal government’s various departments and agencies remains mostly a mystery to Americans. —

Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024 Opponents say the civil service job quotas are discriminatory. —

Isaac Yee, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024 In 2018, the civil service quota system was scrapped following similar protests but in June the High Court reinstated it, ruling its removal unconstitutional. —

Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for the civil service

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