Civil Service

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CS
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪvəl ˈsərvɪs/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
US Government

Examples in Context

  1. They have purged thousands from the upper levels of the civil service.
  2. Ministers want to see more interchange between the private sector and the civil service.
  3. Last year Oxbridge graduates accounted for 41 % of entrants to the civil service's fast stream to promotion.
  4. When Dutch colonial rule ended in the 19th century the civil service was anglicised.
  5. The daily grind of government is done by Her Majesty's Civil Service(CS)

Other meanings of CS