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Civil service

In parliamentary forms of government, the branches of government that are not military, legislative, or judicial, but work to apply its laws and regulations.

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noun
  1. 1

    In parliamentary forms of government, the branches of government that are not military, legislative, or judicial, but work to apply its laws and regulations.

  2. 2

    The body of civilian employees of any level of government, not subject to political appointment and removal, normally hired and promoted largely on the basis of competitive examination.

    "He's got a steady job in the civil service."

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