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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Since January, authorities have summarily dismissed tens of thousands of civil servants with no means of appeal, setting off dozens of protests across the country.
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Patrick Vinck, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Jackson, who was named to the bench by President Barack Obama, rejected the contention that the statute is unconstitutional saying the Special Counsel’s job is to review unethical or unlawful practices directed at federal civil servants and help whistleblowers act without suffering reprisals.
—David Shepardson and Nate Raymond, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
More than 20 Department of Government Efficiency employees resigned on Tuesday, saying that DOGE's actions are incompatible with their mission as civil servants.
—April Rubin, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Federal employee unions are going to court and many individual civil servants are taking legal action.
—Gregory D. Squires, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Vinck, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Jackson, who was named to the bench by President Barack Obama, rejected the contention that the statute is unconstitutional saying the Special Counsel’s job is to review unethical or unlawful practices directed at federal civil servants and help whistleblowers act without suffering reprisals.
—David Shepardson and Nate Raymond, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
More than 20 Department of Government Efficiency employees resigned on Tuesday, saying that DOGE's actions are incompatible with their mission as civil servants.
—April Rubin, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Federal employee unions are going to court and many individual civil servants are taking legal action.
—Gregory D. Squires, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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