National civil service

civil service

n. Abbr. CS

1. Those branches of public service that are not legislative, judicial, or military and in which employment is usually based on competitive examination.

2. The entire body of persons employed by the civil branches of a government.

civil service

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the service responsible for the public administration of the government of a country. It excludes the legislative, judicial, and military branches. Members of the civil service have no official political allegiance and are not generally affected by changes of governments

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the members of the civil service collectively

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Noun

civil service - government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations

Whitehall - the British civil service

government officials, officialdom - people elected or appointed to administer a government

bureaucracy, bureaucratism - nonelective government officials

civil servant - a public official who is a member of the civil service

Translations

civil service n the Civil Service → l'amministrazione f pubblica

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Arthur bureaucracy bureaucratism civil civil servant Civil Service Commission Civil Service Reform clerical Cs CSC Diplomatic Service government officials government-owned, Military Sealift Command-operated ships ICS managerialism merit system militarise official officialdom	Although the Interim National Constitution and the Constitution of Southern Sudan specifically prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion for candidates for the National Civil Service, the selection process favored party members and friends of the NCP," said the report. US sees some gains in religious freedom in Sudan by Sudan Tribune (Sudan) A national civil service corps is being considered. A surge of their own: Iraqis take back the streets by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk The one-day strike is the second national Civil Service strike this year following action on January 31 to coincide with the deadline for self-assessment tax forms. 20,000 strike again by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)	Naticoid Nation nation assistance Nation of Islam nation-building nation-state nation-wide national National Academy of Sciences national accounting National Aeronautics and Space Administration national agreement National Air Mobility System national anthem National Archives and Records Administration National Assembly national assistance National Association of Realtors National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations national bank National Baseball Hall of Fame National Bureau of Standards national capital national censorship National City National civil service National Climatic Data Center national code national command National Command Authorities national commander National Communications System national component National Convention National Country Party National Covenant national currency National Curriculum national debt national debt ceiling national defense area National Defense Reserve Fleet national dress National Economic Development Council national emergency National Enterprise Board national flag national force commander national forces for the defense of the NATO area national forest National Front	National Citizens Police Academy Association National Citizens' Academy Alumni Association National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform National Citizens' Technology Forum National Citrus Canker Eradication Program National City National City National City Bank National City Corporation National City Lines, Inc. National City Transit National Civic League National Civic Outreach Program National Civic Review National Civil Air Transportation System National Civil Aviation Authority National Civil Aviation Review Commission National Civil Aviation Security Committee National Civil Aviation Security Quality Control Programme National Civil Aviation Security Training Programme National Civil Engineering Education Congress National Civil Liberties Bureau National Civil Liberties Union National Civil Rights Movement National Civil Rights Museum National civil service National Civil Service Reform League National Civil Society Congress National Civil War Artillery Association National Civil War Association National Civilian Community Corps National Civilian Conservation Corps National Cladding/Duct Materials Development Program National Claims Administrative Services, Inc. National Claims History National Clandestine Laboratory Database National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure System National Clandestine Service National Class E Scow Association National Classification Management Society National Clay Pipe Institute National Clean Air Coalition National Clean Air Debate National Clean Air Debate National Clean Air Debate National Clean Air Debate National Clean Air Fund National Clean Diesel Campaign National Clean Energy Project National Cleaner Production Centers National Cleaners Association National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited National Clearing Corporation National Clearing Corporation

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Arthur
bureaucracy
bureaucratism
civil
civil servant
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Reform
clerical
Cs
CSC
Diplomatic Service
government officials
government-owned, Military Sealift Command-operated ships
ICS
managerialism
merit system
militarise
official
officialdom

Although the Interim National Constitution and the Constitution of Southern Sudan specifically prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion for candidates for the National Civil Service, the selection process favored party members and friends of the NCP," said the report.

US sees some gains in religious freedom in Sudan by Sudan Tribune (Sudan)

A national civil service corps is being considered.

A surge of their own: Iraqis take back the streets by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

The one-day strike is the second national Civil Service strike this year following action on January 31 to coincide with the deadline for self-assessment tax forms.

20,000 strike again by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

National Academy of Sciences

national accounting

National Aeronautics and Space Administration