Civil Service Definition

noun
All those employed in government administration except in the armed forces, legislature, or judiciary.
Webster's New World
Any government service in which a position is secured through competitive public examination.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of civil service.
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Other Word Forms of Civil Service

Noun

Singular:
civil service
Plural:
civil-services

Origin of Civil Service

Civil Service Sentence Examples

  • The civil service gravitated into the hands of a clique.

  • A State Civil Service Commission was created by an act of the General Assembly of 1905.

  • His was the first clear programme proposed in Congress for the reform of the civil service.

  • By a law of 1905 all employed in such institutions were put on a civil service basis.

  • It is often said that Jefferson established the "spoils system" by his changes in the civil service.

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Words Starting With

CCICIV

Words Ending With

ECEICE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

Starts With C & Ends With EStarts With CI & Ends With EStarts With C & Ends With CE

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13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With C13 Letter Words Ending With E