Definitions of civil servant
a person employed in the civil service (=government departments that put central government plans into action)
My fear is that the real power lies in the hands of civil servants rather than ministers.
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civil servant means:
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a person employed in the civil service (=government departments that put central government plans into action)
My fear is that the real power lies in the hands of civil servants rather than ministers.