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public service

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public service
n.
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 (pblk-sûrvs) adj.
public service
Noun
Austral & NZ the civil service
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.public servicepublic 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
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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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