civil service civil servant • civil suit · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · civil service · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations. Synonyms: civil service. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 v latin small letter v U+0076