as in public servant
a worker in a government agency
took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department
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Recent Examples of civil servant
In 2018, Liu Yuliang, a civil servant in Xinjiang, was ordered to the home of a young police officer in his village.
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Decades of research suggest this is true for most federal civil servants, who aim to serve not only their organizations and their missions, but also the public and the nation.
—Yvonne Zylan, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
In Venezuela, Cecilia was a veteran government worker who loved working in the tax department and training future generations of civil servants.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Now a civil servant and parent herself, Helen told Newsweek that the slate-and-rock activity happened spontaneously.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Decades of research suggest this is true for most federal civil servants, who aim to serve not only their organizations and their missions, but also the public and the nation.
—Yvonne Zylan, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
In Venezuela, Cecilia was a veteran government worker who loved working in the tax department and training future generations of civil servants.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Now a civil servant and parent herself, Helen told Newsweek that the slate-and-rock activity happened spontaneously.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servant
Noun
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As a public servant, Bobbie leaves behind a legacy of leadership, compassion, and integrity.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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During the pandemic, temporary waivers helped thousands of public servants finally qualify.—
Leadership Brainery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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His teenage son, John Wesley, worked as a clerk who tuned stringed instruments.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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The application goes to the city clerk and then gets sent to The Citizen Advisory Committee on the Naming of Streets.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk's death was met with bipartisan condemnation from public officials, as top lawmakers on both sides of the aisle raised alarm about the rising tide in acts of violence against public officials.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Mahtomedi High School officials canceled Friday night’s football game against Bloomington Kennedy, saying the Washington County Sheriff’s Office had advised them to do so due to ongoing law enforcement activity in the area.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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The World Economic Forum says 50% of all employees will need reskilling by 2025.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nearly half the agency's staff has been reduced, including hundreds of FSA employees.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Rural farmers could receive payments, urban workers could send money home and millions joined the formal economy for the first time.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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It’s gotten so bad that, in one of the largest H-2A criminal cases ever, a federal judge described the abuse of these workers as a form of modern-day slavery.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Besides Japanese bureaucrats and businessmen, the local Taiwanese elite flocked to photo studios as well.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
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But what other, more-restrictive standard could Treasury use that doesn’t risk running afoul of the statutory guidance based on a bureaucrat’s subjective judgment?—
Ben Ritz,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servant. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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