Definitions

civil service

NOUN

bureaucracy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration authority management ministry red tape

STRONG

directorate government officialdom officials

WEAK

beadledom city hall powers that be regulatory commission the Establishment the system

NOUN

public service

Synonyms

WEAK

benevolences good works philanthropies public life works

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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

Does it extend to the civil service as a whole?

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2026

Just like before a general election, the incoming team has been given permission by the sitting prime minister to start conversations with the civil service about what they want to do.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Gray left Northern Ireland after being overlooked for the top job in the civil service in 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

I was no longer attracted by a career in the civil service, or being an interpreter in the Native Affairs Department.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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