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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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.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The effort to strip civil service protections from some workers began on Trump's first day back in office, with an executive order reinstating an order Trump signed at the end of his first term, in 2020.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Trump said the Office of Personnel Management will issue new civil service regulations.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Hefner has framed the bill as a statewide extension of a provision of civil service protections already in place in over 130 Texas cities.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The effort to strip civil service protections from some workers began on Trump's first day back in office, with an executive order reinstating an order Trump signed at the end of his first term, in 2020.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Trump said the Office of Personnel Management will issue new civil service regulations.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Hefner has framed the bill as a statewide extension of a provision of civil service protections already in place in over 130 Texas cities.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Civil service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20service. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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