civil service

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Cap bearing the badge of the Indian Police Service, the highest-trained level of police officers who must pass the Indian civil service exam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

An expansive exhibition focuses on the Japanese warriors—from their rise as masters of warfare to their domestication as part of the civil service and landed gentry—as well as their long cultural afterlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

One official who has worked with her recently described as "the most inspiring leader in the civil service".

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Carter’s administration instituted the most sweeping reforms of the civil service since 1883’s Pendleton Act, which replaced the spoils system and created a professional, merit-based system.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

He took factory jobs and minor civil service positions and eventually became a bouncer in a bar on Long Island, which was his principal occupation for much of his adult years.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell