public service

1. Employment within a governmental system, especially within the civil service.

2. A service performed for the benefit of the public, especially by a nonprofit organization.

3. The business of supplying an essential commodity, such as water or electricity, or a service, such as communications or transportation, to the public.

public-service (p

k-sûr

s) adj.

public service

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a. government employment

b. the management and administration of the affairs of a political unit, esp the civil service

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a. a service provided for the community buses provide a public service

b. (as modifier) a public-service announcement

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Austral. and NZ name for the civil service

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	public service - a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions community service service - an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"
	2.	public service - employment within a government system (especially in the civil service) employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" minister - the job of a head of a government department

Translations

public service n (Civil Service) → amministrazione f pubblica

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bus company bus service community service CPSA electric company gas company gas service light company phone company phone service power company power service PSV public public life public utility public utility company public-service corporation publicly	The father--he is called Gorshkov--is a little grey-headed tchinovnik who, seven years ago, was dismissed from public service, and now walks about in a coat so dirty and ragged that it hurts one to see it. Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context In vain his godfather offered to him a place in the public service, -- in vain did he try to give him a taste for glory, -- although Cornelius, to gratify his godfather, did embark with De Ruyter upon "The Seven Provinces," the flagship of a fleet of one hundred and thirty-nine sail, with which the famous admiral set out to contend singlehanded against the combined forces of France and England. The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context The present was not the right time for attempting that feat, not the right time for many reasons, personal and of public service. The Secret Agent by Conrad, Joseph View in context	public limited company public mover public nudity public nuisance public offering public office public opinion public opinion poll Public orator public ownership public policy public presentation public press public property public prosecutor Public Record Office public relations public relations man public relations officer public relations person public sale public school public sector public security public servant public service public service vehicle public speaker public speaking public spending public square Public stores public swimming pool public television public toilet public transit public transport public transportation public treasury public trust public utility public utility company public violence Public war public works public-address system Public-hearted public-liability insurance Public-minded public-relations campaign public-service corporation	Public Sector Workforce Relations public sectors public sectors public sectors public sectors Public Securities Association Public Securities Association Public Securities Association Public Securities Association Public Securities Association Public Securities Association Standard Prepayment Model Public Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Public securities offering Public Securities Offerings public security Public Security Bureau Public Security Directorate Public Security Investigation Agency Public Security Peace Officer Public Security Surveillance System Public Security Technical Program Public Seed Initiative public servant public servant public servant Public Servant Retirement Protection Act Public Servant's Questionnaire Public servants Public servants Public servants public service Public Service Access Point Public Service Accounting Board Public Service Advertisement Public Service Agreement Public Service Aikido Club Public Service Alliance Public Service Alliance of Canada Public Service Alliance of Canada British Columbia Public Service Ambassador Public Service and Merit Protection Commission Public service announcement Public Service Appeal Board Public Service Association Public Service Benchmarking Body Public Service Board Public Service Body Public service broadcaster Public service broadcasting Public service broadcasting Public Service Collective Bargaining Act Public Service Commission Public Service Commission Public Service Commission Advisory Council Public Service Commission of Kenya Public Service Commission of Nevada Public Service Commission of South Carolina

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The father--he is called Gorshkov--is a little grey-headed tchinovnik who, seven years ago, was dismissed from public service, and now walks about in a coat so dirty and ragged that it hurts one to see it.

Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context

In vain his godfather offered to him a place in the public service, -- in vain did he try to give him a taste for glory, -- although Cornelius, to gratify his godfather, did embark with De Ruyter upon "The Seven Provinces," the flagship of a fleet of one hundred and thirty-nine sail, with which the famous admiral set out to contend singlehanded against the combined forces of France and England.

The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

The present was not the right time for attempting that feat, not the right time for many reasons, personal and of public service.

The Secret Agent by Conrad, Joseph View in context

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