Civilian
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- For other uses, see Civilian (disambiguation).
In times of armed conflict a civilian is any person who is not a combatant. The term is used officially to describe those who do not belong to the military. It is often used as a slang term to identify people who are not members of a particular profession or occupation, especially by Law Enforcement agencies, that use a rank structure to Military organizations. It should be noted that the US Department of Defense officially defines US Law Enforcement agencies to be Civilian agencies. (see link below)
The term is used in this context by models and in the performing arts, recently becoming more widely used as a result of the New York Theater Company production, "The Civilians". [citation needed]
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