the civil service
noun
: the part of a government that takes care of the government's basic business : the administrative part of a government
—often used before another noun
a civil service employee
the civil service system
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In 2018, the civil service quota system was scrapped following similar protests but in June the High Court reinstated it, ruling its removal unconstitutional.
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Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 21 July 2024
This means ending policy instability that has stymied relations with industry; reforming public services; rebuilding ministerial relations with the civil service; working beyond Whitehall; and, perhaps most importantly, bringing a sense of ambition to what government can help achieve.
—Emma Norris, TIME, 5 July 2024
After wielding absolute power across Britain for centuries, the monarchy has evolved into an institution that, on one hand, is head of the military, the church, the judiciary and the civil service and has the power to dissolve Parliament and reject laws and, on the other, wields none of these.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
Born in Bengal when the region was under British colonial rule, Orwell studied at Eton College but left the school to follow his father into the civil service.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024
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Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 21 July 2024
This means ending policy instability that has stymied relations with industry; reforming public services; rebuilding ministerial relations with the civil service; working beyond Whitehall; and, perhaps most importantly, bringing a sense of ambition to what government can help achieve.
—Emma Norris, TIME, 5 July 2024
After wielding absolute power across Britain for centuries, the monarchy has evolved into an institution that, on one hand, is head of the military, the church, the judiciary and the civil service and has the power to dissolve Parliament and reject laws and, on the other, wields none of these.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
Born in Bengal when the region was under British colonial rule, Orwell studied at Eton College but left the school to follow his father into the civil service.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024
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