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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

सिविल सेवक

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sivil sevak

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Civil servant/ˈsɪv.əl ˈsɜːr.vənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"सिविल सेवक ने नई नीतियों को लागू करने में मदद की।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person employed in the public sector by a government department or agency.

    "The civil servant worked diligently to improve public services."
  2. 2

    An individual who holds a position in the civil service, often responsible for implementing government policies.

    "As a civil servant, she was tasked with ensuring compliance with new regulations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'civil', derived from Latin 'civilis' relating to citizens, and 'servant', from Old French 'servant' and Latin 'servire' meaning to serve. Historically popularized in the British Empire and administrative systems to distinguish government employees from military personnel.

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