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civil servant
n.
A person employed in the civil service.
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civil servant
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member of the civil service
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civ′il serv′ant
n.
a civil-service employee.
[1790–1800]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() civil service - government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office |
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Translations
مُوَظَّف حُكُوميّمُوَظَّف مَدَني
státní úředníkstátní zaměstnaneczaměstnanec
tjenestemandembedsmand
virkamies
državni službenik
opinber starfsmaîur
公務員
공무원
myndighetshandläggare
ข้าราชการพลเรือน
công chức
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
civil
(ˈsivl) adjective1. polite, courteous.
2. of the state or community. civil rights.
3. ordinary; not military or religious. civil life.
4. concerned with law cases which are not criminal.
civilian (siˈviljən) noun a person who has a civil job, not in the armed forces.
civility (siˈviləti) noun politeness. Treat strangers with civility.
ˈcivilly adverb politely.
ˌcivil deˈfence noun (American civil defense) the organization responsible for protection of civilians from enemy bombing etc and for rescue operations after such attacks.
ˌcivil disoˈbedience noun a refusal by a large number of people to pay taxes or obey certain laws in a nonviolent way in order to protest against the government, its policies etc.
civil engineerengineercivil liberties/rights the rights of a citizen according to the law of the country.
civil servant a member of the civil service.
civil service the organization which runs the administration of a state.
civil war (a) war between citizens of the same state. the American Civil War.
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civil servant
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