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
The position is typically occupied by civil servants, engineers, scientists or, more recently, politicians.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
This will only give Elon Musk more power to dismantle the people's government with as little resistance from dedicated civil servants as possible—further weakening the federal government's ability to serve the American people.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The employees can challenge their firings in the Merit Systems Protection Board, which is charged with protecting civil servants.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
The position is typically occupied by civil servants, engineers, scientists or, more recently, politicians.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
This will only give Elon Musk more power to dismantle the people's government with as little resistance from dedicated civil servants as possible—further weakening the federal government's ability to serve the American people.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The employees can challenge their firings in the Merit Systems Protection Board, which is charged with protecting civil servants.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
The position is typically occupied by civil servants, engineers, scientists or, more recently, politicians.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for civil servant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servant
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And, of course, with the help of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, the machinery of climate action is being actively dismantled: Thousands of public servants have already been fired, programs axed, climate references scrubbed from websites.—
Paige Vega,
Vox,
21 Apr. 2025
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Trump said in posts on Truth Social that the law firms are likely to represent veterans and other public servants, including members of the military, Gold Star families, law enforcement, and first responders.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Apr. 2025
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The photo album belonged to Karl Höcker, a former bank clerk who came to Auschwitz to be commandant Richard Baer’s right-hand man.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The February 2023 election, for example, cost about $200,000, according to the city clerk.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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City officials amplified the advisory with a New York City air quality alert of its own.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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When efforts to repurpose it as a museum or hotel didn’t materialize, Okaloosa County officials stepped in with a forward-thinking plan: turn the SS United States into a reef teeming with life, a win-win boon to the marine environment and to eco-tourism.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2025
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Such understanding needs to be there for employees with and without children.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Sikes is survived by his wife, Amber, who is also an employee of the sheriff’s office in Columbia County, Georgia.—
Jason Volack,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2025
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With the right training, young workers can balance communities’ need to rebuild quickly and affordably with the need to rebuild safely.—
Jim Pauley,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The official number of workers in China’s cities last year was 473.45 million.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
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Parents are far more invested in their child's academic success than any teacher, school administrator, or federal bureaucrat will ever be.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Her mother had just died, so the last thing the caller needed was to be on hold forever waiting for a government agency bureaucrat to finally pick up the phone.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servant. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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