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Meanings of civil servants in English

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Usage of civil servants in English
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A number of cases have involved civil servants who mislaid sensitive information.
The Guardian
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The government said security concerns of the civil servants would be addressed.
Reuters
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Attacks against politicians, police and civil servants are fairly common in Afghanistan.
Reuters
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Spads want their ministers to succeed; civil servants want policies to succeed.
The Guardian
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Behind every successful EU presidency are a lot of hard-working civil servants.
The Irish Times
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Methods: Subjects were recruited from civil servants living in Benin City, Nigeria.
Pubmed
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It requires specific co-ordinated action by positively focused civil servants and ministers.
The Irish Times
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It is attended each year by civil servants, academics, economists and politicians.
The Irish Times
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Senior civil servants, Danish consultants and even EU officials may be called.
The Irish Times
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Paying the health tax will cut civil servants' salaries by 12 percent.
Reuters
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In fact, DfID civil servants will be part of the UK delegation.
The Guardian
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People here are civil servants, business people and service providers, not inhabitants.
The Guardian
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It suggested civil servants could be replaced by politically appointed trade negotiators.
The Guardian
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German civil servants know that, culturally speaking, busking is not their speciality.
The Irish Times
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Retired civil servants on generous pensions lecturing the Government on fiscal prudence.
The Irish Times
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Feigning occupation was a standard tactic among noblemen faced with civil servants.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
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Civil servants through the time
Civil servants across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Less common
South Africa
Less common
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