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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This latest report into HS2, expected to be published this week, is authored by former National Security Adviser Sir Stephen Lovegrove and has considered the implications for the civil service and public sector.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

But are contemporary events, poor leadership and a creaking civil service enough to blame for our current political disorder?

From BBC • May 16, 2026

A third official said the lack of trust between ministers and the civil service could mean "we all get more risk averse".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Normally, top mandarins are plucked from the British civil service for the Washington post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

An ANC government would still require much of the present civil service to run the country.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

civil service

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