Sentence:  The Istiqlal was still firmly united in 1957 , but the P.D.I. ( Parti Democratique de l'Independance ) , the most important minor party at the time , objected to the Istiqlal 's predominance in the <WSD>civil</WSD> service and influence in Radio Maroc . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations