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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
civil service

▶noun the permanent professional branches of state administration, excluding military and judicial branches and elected politicians.

'civil service' also found in these Oxford entries:

civil servant - CS - mandarin - positive vetting - public service - quango - revenue

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