civil service

NOUN

bureaucracy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration authority management ministry red tape

STRONG

directorate government officialdom officials

WEAK

beadledom city hall powers that be regulatory commission the Establishment the system

NOUN

public service

Synonyms

WEAK

benevolences good works philanthropies public life works

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It also said it would try to ensure that "people from working class and regional backgrounds do not feel they need to alter their behaviour, accents or language to fit in with the civil service".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Symonds also criticised Capita's handling of the civil service pension scheme, saying it had "fallen far short of the required standard".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

One veteran of Whitehall's corridors told me: "The contempt for the civil service, now amply reciprocated, has left the means by which politicians implement their policy frightened and wary."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

He added that under civil service guidance he would not have been allowed to tell the prime minister about details of the vetting, only his final decision on the case.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Those who wanted to participate launched mass demonstrations and strikes, which soon spread to the Bophuthatswana civil service.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

civil service

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