civil service
- all those employed in government administration except in the armed forces, legislature, or judiciary
- any government service in which a position is secured through competitive public examination
See civil service in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun Abbr. CS- Those branches of public service that are not legislative, judicial, or military and in which employment is usually based on competitive examination.
- The entire body of persons employed by the civil branches of a government.
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