civil_service has definitions from the fields of work,government
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[ noun ] (work,government) government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations

Used in print

(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)

The civil_services in such societies are generally inadequate to deal competently with the problems facing them ; and their members often equate a government career with security and status rather_than with sacrifice , self-discipline , and competence .

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

The Istiqlal was still firmly united in 1957 , but the P.D.I. ( Parti_Democratique_de_l'Independance ) , the most important minor party at the time , objected to the Istiqlal 's predominance in the civil_service and influence in Radio_Maroc .

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