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public service

a. government employment

b. the management and administration of the affairs of a political unit, esp the civil service

a. a service provided for the community

b. (as modifier): a public-service announcement

3. Austral and NZ the service responsible for the public administration of the government of a country. It excludes the legislative, judicial, and military branches. Members of the public service have no official political allegiance and are not generally affected by changes of governments

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No references found			The father--he is called Gorshkov--is a little grey-headed tchinovnik who, seven years ago, was dismissed from public service, and now walks about in a coat so dirty and ragged that it hurts one to see it. Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context In vain his godfather offered to him a place in the public service, -- in vain did he try to give him a taste for glory, -- although Cornelius, to gratify his godfather, did embark with De Ruyter upon "The Seven Provinces," the flagship of a fleet of one hundred and thirty-nine sail, with which the famous admiral set out to contend singlehanded against the combined forces of France and England. The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context The present was not the right time for attempting that feat, not the right time for many reasons, personal and of public service. The Secret Agent by Conrad, Joseph View in context			Public Health Station public house public housing public Internet public key public key cryptography Public Key Infrastructure public land Public Lands Foundation Public Law public liability insurance Public Nature of Judicial Proceedings public network public nuisance Public Opinion public opinion poll public ownership public pack public peering Public Prosecutor public radio communications services public relations Public School public sector public servant public service Public Service Planning for Populated Areas public sewer public space Public Supervision public switched telephone network public system public use facilities public utility public water main public way public Web public Web site public works Public Works Administration Public Works of Art Project Public, Social, and Arts Organizations public-address system public-key algorithm public-key cryptography Public-Key Cryptography Standards public-key encryption public-safety frequency bands public-safety radio service public-use area Publican			Public Sector Workforce Relations public sectors public sectors public sectors public sectors Public Securities Association Public Securities Association Public Securities Association Public Securities Association Public Securities Association Public Securities Association Standard Prepayment Model Public Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Public securities offering Public Securities Offerings public security Public Security Bureau Public Security Directorate Public Security Investigation Agency Public Security Peace Officer Public Security Surveillance System Public Security Technical Program Public Seed Initiative public servant public servant public servant Public Servant Retirement Protection Act Public Servant's Questionnaire Public servants Public servants Public servants public service Public Service Access Point Public Service Accounting Board Public Service Advertisement Public Service Agreement Public Service Aikido Club Public Service Alliance Public Service Alliance of Canada Public Service Alliance of Canada British Columbia Public Service Ambassador Public Service and Merit Protection Commission Public service announcement Public Service Appeal Board Public Service Association Public Service Benchmarking Body Public Service Board Public Service Body Public service broadcaster Public service broadcasting Public service broadcasting Public Service Collective Bargaining Act Public Service Commission Public Service Commission Public Service Commission Advisory Council Public Service Commission of Kenya Public Service Commission of Nevada Public Service Commission of South Carolina

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