civil servant
noun
1
: a member of a civil service
2
: a member of the administrative staff of an international agency
Examples of civil servant in a Sentence
took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department
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But some more permanent civil servants are also out.
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Emily Peck, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
On Thursday, Trump’s H.R. arm told as many as 200,000 feds with less than two years in their jobs that their careers as civil servants were over.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Other organizations told their staff to refrain from speaking their minds on social media or to members of the press, reflecting a certain amount of fear and uncertainty in the ranks of usually unflappable civil servants and humanitarian workers.
—Isabelle Mayault, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025
In 2019, three civil servants earned the equivalent of at least $1 million, after adjusting for inflation.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
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Emily Peck, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
On Thursday, Trump’s H.R. arm told as many as 200,000 feds with less than two years in their jobs that their careers as civil servants were over.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Other organizations told their staff to refrain from speaking their minds on social media or to members of the press, reflecting a certain amount of fear and uncertainty in the ranks of usually unflappable civil servants and humanitarian workers.
—Isabelle Mayault, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025
In 2019, three civil servants earned the equivalent of at least $1 million, after adjusting for inflation.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for civil servant
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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