civil service
noun
: the administrative service of a government or international agency exclusive of the armed forces
especially
: one in which appointments are determined by competitive examination
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Loyalty-first governance Trump has intensified his efforts to reshape the government in his image, purging officials considered disloyal and politicizing civil service and national security roles.
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Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
The legal controversies around Trump’s removals differ sharply from setbacks faced by his administration in broader civil service litigation, such as recent injunctions by a California federal judge blocking government-wide employee firings.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
But the narrative of a lethargic civil service in bad need of work discipline was set in motion.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Town leaders alleged in the document that the decrease is the result of officers striking without permission in violation of the state's civil service laws.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
The legal controversies around Trump’s removals differ sharply from setbacks faced by his administration in broader civil service litigation, such as recent injunctions by a California federal judge blocking government-wide employee firings.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
But the narrative of a lethargic civil service in bad need of work discipline was set in motion.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Town leaders alleged in the document that the decrease is the result of officers striking without permission in violation of the state's civil service laws.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Civil service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20service. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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