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In parliamentary forms of government, the branches of government that are not military, legislative, or judicial, but work to apply its laws and regulations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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The body of civilian employees of any level of government, not subject to political appointment and removal, normally hired and promoted largely on the basis of competitive examination.
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government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: government officials, officialdom
Narrower terms: Whitehall
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Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
行政部門 /行政部门
(xíngzhèng bùmén)
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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Dutch:
ambtenarij
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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Dutch:
rijksdienst
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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Finnish:
julkinen sektori
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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Georgian:
საჯარო სამსახური
(saǯaro samsaxuri)
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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German:
öffentlicher Dienst
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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German:
Staatsdienst
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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Portuguese:
função pública
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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Russian:
государственная служба
(gosudarstvennaja služba)
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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Slovene:
javna uprava
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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Spanish:
función pública
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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Spanish:
servicio civil
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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Swedish:
offentlig sektor
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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Tagalog:
serbisyo sibil
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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Tagalog:
lingkurang-bayan
— branches of government that are not military, legislative or judicial
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Chinese Mandarin:
公務員 /公务员
(gōngwùyuán)
— body of civilian employees
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Dutch:
ambtenarenapparaat
— body of civilian employees
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Dutch:
ambtenarij
— body of civilian employees
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Finnish:
julkinen sektori
— body of civilian employees
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French:
services publics
— body of civilian employees
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French:
fonction publique
— body of civilian employees
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German:
öffentlicher Dienst
— body of civilian employees
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Indonesian:
aparatur sipil negara
— body of civilian employees
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Malay:
perkhidmatan awam
— body of civilian employees
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Portuguese:
função pública
— body of civilian employees
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Portuguese:
serviço público
— body of civilian employees
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Spanish:
servicio civil
— body of civilian employees
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Tagalog:
serbisyo sibil
— body of civilian employees
