civil service

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the body of civilian employees of any level of government, not subject to political appointment and removal, normally hired and promoted largely on the basis of competitive examination

He's got a steady job in civil service.

In parliamentary forms of government, the branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial, but work to apply its laws and regulations
The Civil Service of a country consists of its government departments and all the people who work in them. In many countries, the departments concerned with military and legal affairs are not part of the Civil Service. a job in the Civil Service. the civil service the government departments that manage the affairs of the country. Body of government officials employed in civil occupations that are neither political nor judicial. In well-ordered societies, they are usually recruited and promoted on the basis of a merit-and-seniority system, which may include examinations; elsewhere, corruption and patronage are more important factors. They often serve as neutral advisers to elected officials and political appointees. Though not responsible for making policy, they are charged with its execution. The civil service originated in the earliest known Middle Eastern societies; the modern European civil services date to 17th-and 18th-century Prussia and the electors of Brandenburg. In the U.S., senior officials change with each new administration. In Europe, regulations were established in the 19th century to minimize favouritism and to ensure a wide range of knowledge and skills among civil service officers. See also Chinese examination system; spoils system
a generic term referring to the body of men and women employed by the government to carry out public services It embraces all branches, subdivisions, and instrumentalities of the government, including national and local officials and employees, both appointive and elective, and other personnel in government-owned and/or -controlled corporations
{i} governmental authorities and institutions and the services they offer (besides the military, judicial and legislative branches)
The merit system provided by M G L c 31 and the rules used for filling vacant positions covered by civil service in state and municipal government
government bureaucracy; employees of the government
encompasses all offices and employments in the service of the State or any of its civil divisions, except offices and employments in the Division of Military and Naval Affairs The Civil Service is divided into the unclassified and classified service
This job was filled from the inside six months ago
government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations
A system in which government employees are chosen according to their educational qualifications, performance on examinations, and work experience
Civil Service Commissioner
head of the civil services (non-military administrative service of a government)
civil service commission
It was created by act of Jan, 16, 1883 22 Stat
civil service commission
In the United States, a commission appointed by the President, consisting of three members, not more than two of whom may be adherents of the same party, which has the control, through examinations, of appointments and promotions in the classified civil service
civil service commission
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civil service commission
authority established to deal with personnel issues involving people employed by the civil branches of a government
civil service reform
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civil service reform
the merit system instead of the spoils system in making appointments to office
civil service reform
The substitution of business principles and methods for political methods in the conduct of the civil service
civil service regulations
regulations which apply to those employed in the branch of government service which manages civil matters
civil services
plural form of civil service
civil-service
Alternative spelling of civil service
Pendleton Civil Service Act
(1883) U.S. legislation establishing the modern civil-service system of permanent federal employment based on merit. Public demand for civil-service reform to replace the system based on political party affiliation (the spoils system) resulted in a bill sponsored by Sen. George Pendleton, which provided for selection of government employees by competitive examination administered by a civil-service commission. Only 10% of government jobs were originally covered by the law, but successive Congresses expanded its scope to include more than 90% of federal employees
according to civil service regulations
in agreement with civil service rules
civil service

    Hyphenation

    ci·vil ser·vice

    Turkish pronunciation

    sîvıl sırvıs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsəvəl ˈsərvəs/ /ˈsɪvəl ˈsɜrvəs/

    Etymology

    () From civil + service.
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