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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That includes the possibility of weakening rules meant to protect public servants from political interference.
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Jaime L Kucinskas, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Small fled the gate before law enforcement could arrive, according to airport officials, and when police later located her in the airport, she was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing in the first degree and making false statements to public servants.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Eligible borrowers are often public servants employed by the federal government or non-profit organizations.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Perhaps disruption, then, is the real point, as DOGE measures drag out in courts, competent public servants exit and presidential powers further rise unchecked.
—Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jaime L Kucinskas, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Small fled the gate before law enforcement could arrive, according to airport officials, and when police later located her in the airport, she was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing in the first degree and making false statements to public servants.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Eligible borrowers are often public servants employed by the federal government or non-profit organizations.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Perhaps disruption, then, is the real point, as DOGE measures drag out in courts, competent public servants exit and presidential powers further rise unchecked.
—Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20servant. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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