rijksdienst

Definitions of rijksdienst
  1. noun
    employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
    synonyms: overheidsapparaat, staatsapparaat, staatsdienst
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    ministerschap
    the job of a head of a government department
    type of:
    arbeidsplaats, arbeidsproces, baan, betrekking, dienstbetrekking, dienstverband, functie, job, plaats, positie, post, werk, werkgelegenheid, werkkring
    the occupation for which you are paid
  2. noun
    a department of government
    synonyms: staatsdienst
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    Dept., Min., departement, ministerie
    a government department under the direction of a minister
    thesaurie
    the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
    overheidsambt, rijksambt
    a department of the federal government of the United States
    admiraliteit
    the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
    brandweer, brandweerkorps
    the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires
    politiedienst
    the department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime
    type of:
    Dept., Min., afd., afdeling, dep., departement, ministerie, sectie
    a specialized division of a large organization
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