civil service noun
Learner's definition of CIVIL SERVICE
the civil service
: the part of a government that takes care of the government's basic business : the administrative part of a government(政府的)行政机关,文职部门 —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 -
a civil service employee政府行政部门员工
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the civil service system公务员制度
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I took the civil service exam. [=I took a test to get a job in the civil service]我参加了公务员考试。