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PUBLIC SERVICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("public service" is a kind of...):
employment; work (the occupation for which you are paid)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "public service"):
minister (the job of a head of a government department)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions
Synonyms:
community service; public service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("public service" is a kind of...):
service (an act of help or assistance)
