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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These are often younger federal employees who have worked their way up the ladder, and who represent the next generation of public servants.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
The affected population includes many public servants—teachers, firefighters, police officers, federal employees under the Civil Service Retirement System, and even those working under foreign social security systems.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Here, federal public servants are bound by something called the Security of Information Act, and Canada has various privacy laws.
—Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Our neighbors were from all different groups of people—a lot of public servants, artists, musicians, and teachers.
—The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
The affected population includes many public servants—teachers, firefighters, police officers, federal employees under the Civil Service Retirement System, and even those working under foreign social security systems.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Here, federal public servants are bound by something called the Security of Information Act, and Canada has various privacy laws.
—Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Our neighbors were from all different groups of people—a lot of public servants, artists, musicians, and teachers.
—The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public servant
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20servant. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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