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
Thailand has suspended overseas travel for civil servants and urged them to take stairs instead of elevators.
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Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
There are cash shortages, and the salaries for civil servants haven’t been paid out, even for many Houthi fighters.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
And third, the core AXIS study team, which was headquartered at Goddard Space Flight Center, was dominated by NASA civil servants who were furloughed during the 6-week-long shutdown in late 2025.
—Big Think, 11 Mar. 2026
Thailand has suspended overseas travel for civil servants and urged them to take stairs instead of elevators.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
There are cash shortages, and the salaries for civil servants haven’t been paid out, even for many Houthi fighters.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
And third, the core AXIS study team, which was headquartered at Goddard Space Flight Center, was dominated by NASA civil servants who were furloughed during the 6-week-long shutdown in late 2025.
—Big Think, 11 Mar. 2026
Thailand has suspended overseas travel for civil servants and urged them to take stairs instead of elevators.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servant
Noun
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She was convicted of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count each of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failure to comply with the requirements of the secretary of state.—
Colleen Slevin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Peters was convicted of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count each of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failure to comply with the requirements of the secretary of state.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The store clerk told her that Teresa may have gone with Duckett, and the mother began searching the area.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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In Miami-Dade County, for example, the penalty is $257, according to the county clerk’s office.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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States that don't go along with the executive order are at risk of losing federal funding, a White House official told CBS News earlier this week.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Catawba County’s Fire Marshal requested a criminal investigation into the cause, which led to the SBI being involved, officials said.—
Mark Price
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors accused Peters of stealing a Mesa County employee's security badge to help a man gain access to the county's voter systems to prove false conspiracies about the validity of the 2020 election results.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, starting in January 2026, employee paycheck withholdings should reflect the tips and overtime deductions, which means workers will see the benefit each pay period rather than via a lump sum next tax season.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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This time, however, travelers are already facing long lines and delays due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has left thousands of TSA workers without pay.—
De'Anthony Taylor,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2026
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Fatalities data, the group says, is based on a range of sources, including sources among medical workers, publicly available images and official statements.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the Philippines, government offices are now open just four days a week and bureaucrats must limit the use of air conditioning to nothing cooler than 75°F (24°C).—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The barrier was a system so centralized, bureaucrats and procedural that even a straightforward literacy effort became tangled in red tape.—
Daniel L Gordon,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servant. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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