civil servant

(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.

civil servant

→ مُوَظَّف حُكُوميّ státní zaměstnanec tjenestemand Beamter δημόσιος υπάλληλος funcionario virkamies fonctionnaire državni službenik funzionario pubblico 公務員 공무원 rijksambtenaar embetsmann urzędnik państwowy funcionário público государственный служащий myndighetshandläggare ข้าราชการพลเรือน hükümet görevlisi công chức 公务员

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He hurried to find the family of that civil servant in order to restore the daughter to her mother and go to save someone else.

He did not find the civil servant or his wife where he had left them.

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I walked round the yard, and through a wicket, to another door, at which I took the liberty of knocking, in hopes some more civil servant might show himself.

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Formerly a civil servant, he had possessed no additional means, and so had occupied a very low and insignificant position in the service.

A post as tutor fell in his way, but he had never liked the profession; while for him to become a civil servant was out of the question, owing to his weak state of health.

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A civil servant is, I should imagine, the last human being in the world to preserve those traits of the cave-dweller from which she was fleeing.

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In the disturbed state of the province at that time, the mission, on its arrival in India, was to be accompanied to the prince's court by an escort, including the military as well as the civil servants of the crown.

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What a miracle the masculine conception of life is--judges, civil servants, army, navy, Houses of Parliament, lord mayors--what a world we've made of it

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Civil servants are unhappy and despite working under harsh weather conditions, civil servants working under these three gewogs are being deprived of altitude allowance.

Civil servants want high altitude allowance

In a statement issued from his office, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla said that in order to control SBP, the Finance Minister is proposing to appoint a civil servant as Governor of the State Bank.

Appointment of civil servant as governor SBP would ruin independent status of institution

Civil Servant Act, 1973) Like contemporary jurisdictions, in Pakistan, the pleasure doctrine has received legislative sanction to the effect that every civil servant has to hold office during the pleasure of the President.

Probation of Civil Servants: Context and Challenges in Pakistan

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Rajnath Singh said that Civil servants are fortunate to have certain opportunities, responsibilities and minimum facilities at a very young age and the country has a lot of hopes from them.