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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If Trump follows through on his promised sidelining of civil servants, there will be nothing to restrain his appetite for chaos.
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
In the 1950s and ’60s, the State Department pursued a hunt for gay and lesbian employees, civil servants and diplomats known as the Lavender Scare.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Bayrou has also started to assemble his administrative team, which is made up of experienced ‘centrist’ civil servants.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
One reason is that civil servants overwhelmingly view the return-to-office push as a bad-faith political stunt designed to assuage critics in Congress or provide economic benefits to cities.
—Matthew Yglesias, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
In the 1950s and ’60s, the State Department pursued a hunt for gay and lesbian employees, civil servants and diplomats known as the Lavender Scare.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Bayrou has also started to assemble his administrative team, which is made up of experienced ‘centrist’ civil servants.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
One reason is that civil servants overwhelmingly view the return-to-office push as a bad-faith political stunt designed to assuage critics in Congress or provide economic benefits to cities.
—Matthew Yglesias, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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