civil services
Public sector jobs
Civil services refers to the branches of government administration staffed by non-elected officials who carry out the day-to-day functions of the state.
These workers, called civil servants, handle everything from processing tax returns to managing public health programs.
The term distinguishes this workforce from military personnel and elected politicians.
She spent her career in the civil services, working her way up through the housing department.
- bureaucratsAdministrative government employees
- red tapeBureaucratic obstacles to action
- ministriesGovernment administrative divisions
- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
- governmentalOf or relating to authority
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- Indian EducationNIT, UGC, primary schools, secondary schools, primary education
- regional governmentregional government, region, local government, province, public administration
civil servicesprivate sector
Economy outside government control
private enterprise · self-employment · entrepreneurship · private practice · nonprofit sector
civil servicespolitical appointments
Government roles filled by selection
spoils system · elected officials · elected representatives · political class · legislature
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