n. | 1. government employment, especially within the civil service 2. the business or activity of providing the public with essential goods or services such as electric power 3. a service that is run for the benefit of the general public, e.g. the utilities, the emergency services, transport, and broadcasting 4. the range of departments and organizations responsible for implementing government policy 5. a service that helps people without charging them any money for it 6. the business of supplying something that is necessary to the public and partly controlled by government, for example water, electricity, or transportation 7. work or important positions in the government, or in organizations controlled by the government 8. a service that the government pays for, such as education or health care 1. government employment, especially within the civil service 2. the business or activity of providing the public with essential goods or services such as electric power 3. a service that is run for the benefit of the general public, e.g. the utilities, the emergency services, transport, and broadcasting 4. the range of departments and organizations responsible for implementing government policy 5. a service that helps people without charging them any money for it 6. the business of supplying something that is necessary to the public and partly controlled by government, for example water, electricity, or transportation 7. work or important positions in the government, or in organizations controlled by the government 8. a service that the government pays for, such as education or health care |