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civil services

civil services is the plural of civil service.

Meaning of civil service

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.
  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.
    • I want to thank the brilliant No 10 staff and our country's extraordinary civil service, who dedicate their lives to public service.2026 June 22, Keir Starmer, resignation speech

Questions about civil services

What is civil services the plural of?
Civil services is the plural of civil service.

Words near civil services in the dictionary

  1. civil rights movement
  2. civil rights movements
  3. civil servant
  4. civil servants
  5. civil service
  6. civil services
  7. civil societies
  8. civil society
  9. civil status
  10. civil statuses
  11. civil suit

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