the Civil Service

(a) [sing] all government departments other than the armed forces （政府中的）文职部门, 行政机关: She works in the Civil Service, eg in the Home Office. 她在政府行政机关中工作（如在内政部）. (b) [Gp] all the people employed in these （政府文职部门中的）全体公务员: The Civil Service is/are threatening to strike. 政府行政部门的全体公务员威胁要举行罢工.

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