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   civil service

   /ˌsɪvl ˈsəːvɪs/

   noun

   • 1. the permanent professional branches of a state's administration, excluding military and judicial branches and elected politicians: "civil service administrators"

   Word Origin late 18th century: originally applied to the part of the work of the British East India Company performed by staff who did not belong to the army or navy.

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