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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Instead, Furman found that because Comey's firing rested on Article II of the Constitution, not a federal law governing the civil service, the federal court has jurisdiction to hear the case.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Starmer has denied that anyone in his office put pressure on the civil service.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
His political party, Fidesz, now controls most universities, the civil service, the high courts, and, through a network of oligarchs, almost all newspapers and broadcasters, as well as about a fifth of the economy, according to independent economists.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The college sits within a cluster of other unaccredited schools—many of them religious institutions—whose degrees hold no weight in the civil service and often go unrecognized in higher education and most workplaces.
—Olivia Empson, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Starmer has denied that anyone in his office put pressure on the civil service.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
His political party, Fidesz, now controls most universities, the civil service, the high courts, and, through a network of oligarchs, almost all newspapers and broadcasters, as well as about a fifth of the economy, according to independent economists.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The college sits within a cluster of other unaccredited schools—many of them religious institutions—whose degrees hold no weight in the civil service and often go unrecognized in higher education and most workplaces.
—Olivia Empson, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
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“The civil service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20civil%20service. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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