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- noun
civilian , someone not in themilitary
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Examples
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Got a lovely little cushy job fixed up in civvy street.
Dinner in Honour of The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario The Honourable Pauline McGibbon 1980
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How does that work for cargo + vehicles ask those nice chaps who own Antonovs to fly for a few years under good cash terms civvy charter Mi8s to move around the country in, ex-mil to plan and conduct,
Army Rumour Service 2010
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He has to be able to adapt to his situation quicker and to work under far more pressure, than the average civvy, that is just one of the things that set him apart.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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It was two days before she saw him again, and he still wore his "civvy" suit.
A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions 1886-1967 Bartimeus 1926
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We had one 'civvy' who came into the room, was paired up with a police officer to train her & was into her second week of training before she revealed she didn't like police officers & didn't realise she'd actually have to work with them in the control room, but that's another story, she didn't last long.
200 Weeks 2009
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Ted, I used to be a civvy turnkey in a VERY busy police office in Glasgow, and the scenario you describe is how it worked there with the arresting officers each taking hold of one arm of the prisoner while I was searching him.
Think About Your Searching! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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The system we work to is that if at all possible when a suspect is being searched two cops hold him and the civvy turnkey searches him.
Think About Your Searching! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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And I work for a police force (albeit a civvy as my pseudonym suggests).
Policing Pledge Is A Lie SHOCK « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Despite my reasoned requests a civvy insisted they wouldnt do it.
The Wrong Kind Of Snow « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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I worked with a male to female transsexual civvy and βitβ was a real pain, a fully paid up member of the easily aggrieved community.
Bigotgate β the Diversity Trainers nightmare. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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