Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civil service commission

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: civil ser-vice -com-mis-sion
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

In the United States, a commission appointed by the President, consisting of three members, not more than two of whom may be adherents of the same party, which has the control, through examinations, of appointments and promotions in the classified civil service. It was created by act of Jan, 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403).

Questions

What does civil service commission mean?: In the United States, a commission appointed by the President, consisting of three members, not more than two of whom may be adherents of the same party, which has the control, through examinations, of appointments and promotions in the classified civil service. It was created by act of Jan, 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403).

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