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senior service

British  

noun

  1. the Royal Navy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The restructuring has led some senior service officials to complain that Feinberg is going around them straight to the White House in planning for programs typically in their portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Dr Gomo had recently joined Scottish Water as a senior service planner in water resource planning and was "thriving in her career".

From BBC Jul. 6, 2025

As a public affairs officer responsible for social media outreach for one of the Army’s most senior service members, Reinier scans the site as part of his official duties.

From Slate May 18, 2023

Soon after, that manager offered Mr. Johnson a job as a senior service architect for GreenStruxure, which advises businesses on eliminating their greenhouse gas emissions.

From New York Times Feb. 27, 2023

In the British Empire the navy is the "senior service," and I soon found that the tradition for the hospitality and cultivation of its officers was more than justified.

From War in the Garden of Eden by Roosevelt, Kermit

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