Civil
Civil adjective - Of or relating to a nation.
Military
Military adjective - Of or relating to the armed services.
Usage example: the colonel testified that revealing any more information would have required giving away military secrets
Both words in one sentence
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The Table of Ranks allowed entry into the noble class by military or civil service.
Source: Useful Notes / Tsarist Russia -
Nobles Who Actually Do Something: Before a Weirdling blueblood can inherit a title, they must serve ten years in either the military or the civil service, and pass the associated exams.
Source: Literature / The Edge - And to be fair to the Chinese, fairly large portions (but not all) of the test do involve matters relating to civil/military administration and political philosophy.
Source: Hidden Purpose Test
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