civil service
Example Sentences
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Now 28, she has taken the state civil service exam twice.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Department of Agriculture’s civilian workforce, according to the independent federal agency tasked with managing the civil service.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Anthony Littler, a quiet man of simple routines, was 6ft 4ins, worked in the civil service and lived in a flat in East Finchley, north London.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Radical reform was required to rebuild the civil service and replace its patronage system with open competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Recognizing the public's disdain for the spoils system, he called for a law regulating civil service jobs within the government.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
