Examples of public servant in a Sentence
the new governor vowed that he would always remember why he was called a public servant and not the people's master
concerned that the new federal agency would just add another slew of public servants to the government payroll
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Jonathan Becker, 24, was arrested on Oct. 26 and charged with impersonation of a public servant where the defendant poses as a law enforcement officer, and unlawful carrying of a handgun.
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Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
The charges come a day after former transport minister S. Iswaran was handed a 12-month prison term for obtaining valuable items as a public servant and obstruction of justice.
—Low De Wei and Bernadette Toh / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
If convicted of abetting a public servant, Ong could be jailed for up to two years, fined, or both.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Defense attorneys painted Telles as a devoted family man and public servant who worked to weed out government corruption.
—CBS News, 14 Aug. 2024
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Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
The charges come a day after former transport minister S. Iswaran was handed a 12-month prison term for obtaining valuable items as a public servant and obstruction of justice.
—Low De Wei and Bernadette Toh / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
If convicted of abetting a public servant, Ong could be jailed for up to two years, fined, or both.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Defense attorneys painted Telles as a devoted family man and public servant who worked to weed out government corruption.
—CBS News, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20servant. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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