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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.

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public-service (pblk-sûrvs) adj.

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public service

Noun

Austral & NZ the civil service

Thesaurus

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