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Noun [English]

Forms: civil services [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} civil service (plural civil services)
  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. Categories (topical): Government Translations (branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial): 行政部門 (Chinese Mandarin), 行政部门 (xíngzhèng bùmén) (Chinese Mandarin), ambtenarij [feminine] (Dutch), rijksdienst [feminine] (Dutch), julkinen sektori (Finnish), საჯარო სამსახური (saǯaro samsaxuri) (Georgian), öffentliche Dienst [masculine] (German), Staatsdienst [masculine] (German), função pública [feminine] (Portuguese), государственная служба (gosudarstvennaja služba) (Russian), javna uprava [feminine] (Slovene), función pública [feminine] (Spanish), servicio civil [masculine] (Spanish), offentlig sektor [common-gender] (Swedish), serbisyo sibil (Tagalog), lingkurang-bayan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-civil_service-en-noun-7QuhGxTv Disambiguation of Government: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial': 84 16
  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. Related terms: civil servant, executive Translations (body of civilian employees): 公務員 (Chinese Mandarin), 公务员 (gōngwùyuán) [countable, noun] (Chinese Mandarin), ambtenarenapparaat [neuter] (Dutch), ambtenarij [feminine] (Dutch), julkinen sektori (Finnish), services publics [masculine, plural] (French), fonction publique [feminine] (French), öffentliche Dienst [masculine] (German), aparatur sipil negara (Indonesian), perkhidmatan awam (Malay), função pública [feminine] (Portuguese), serviço público [masculine] (Portuguese), servicio civil [masculine] (Spanish), serbisyo sibil (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-civil_service-en-noun-2cei9yPu Disambiguation of 'body of civilian employees': 29 71

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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "body of civilian employees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "função pública"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "body of civilian employees",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serviço público"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "body of civilian employees",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "servicio civil"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "body of civilian employees",
      "word": "serbisyo sibil"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "civil service"
  ],
  "word": "civil service"
}

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