as in public servant
a worker in a government agency
took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department
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Recent Examples of civil servant
Georgia leans West, for now Hundreds of diplomats and civil servants have signed open letters saying the suspension of EU talks is unlawful as the goal of joining the bloc is enshrined in Georgia‘s constitution.
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Felix Light, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
Project 2025 — which Trump disavowed on the campaign trail before naming some of its architects to his administration — calls for a much wider culling of career civil servants in favor of loyalists.
—Neal Rothschild, Axios, 30 Nov. 2024
Every dollar spent repaying sovereign debt is a dollar that could have been spent on public services—building roads, fixing schools, climate-proofing infrastructure, paying doctors and civil servants.
—Martín Abregú, Foreign Affairs, 27 Nov. 2024
At the head of the circle a civil servant takes notes while the scientists careen from one improbable idea to another.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
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Felix Light, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
Project 2025 — which Trump disavowed on the campaign trail before naming some of its architects to his administration — calls for a much wider culling of career civil servants in favor of loyalists.
—Neal Rothschild, Axios, 30 Nov. 2024
Every dollar spent repaying sovereign debt is a dollar that could have been spent on public services—building roads, fixing schools, climate-proofing infrastructure, paying doctors and civil servants.
—Martín Abregú, Foreign Affairs, 27 Nov. 2024
At the head of the circle a civil servant takes notes while the scientists careen from one improbable idea to another.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servant
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The lawyer's tenure as a public servant—specifically at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office—will likely aid in her defense of Mangione.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Hohl runs Hohl Realty Group and comes from a long line of public servants, with a great grandfather being a state senator in Florida, and a grandfather who was a mayor.Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
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These images, which show the alleged shooter smiling at a hostel clerk in the Upper West Side of New York, have prompted further scrutiny from conspiracy theorists.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Sam’s Club: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Target: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ULTA: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Victoria's Secret: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walgreens: Varies by store Walmart: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Reach features news clerk Gege Reed at greed@courier-journal.com.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ahead of the aerospace company are more ground tests and potential modifications to the vehicle to remedy its propulsion system woes and prepare it for routine spaceflight, NASA officials have said.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Several solar panels behind Williams Elementary were damaged last week in a grass fire, according to fire officials.Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Officials said a customer at the McDonald’s recognized Mangione and notified an employee, who then called local police.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to a LinkedIn profile, Mangione was most recently an employee of a Santa Monica, California, tech firm that offers a buying and selling platform for cars.Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
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The share of businesses planning to hire more workers increased by 3 points to 18%, the highest in a year.Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Supporters say that this will boost workers’ rights and guard against exploitative work in Kenya’s data labeling sector, which is booming thanks to growing demand for AI training data.Billy Perrigo, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Einstein spends a year in Prague trying to shake out the problems in his theory of relativity and finds inspiration in the insurance bureaucrat Kafka, who is also finding his literary voice.Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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As the controversial New York bureaucrat and city planner, Fiennes strode and charged across a stage dominated by a map of the city, his body a metaphor for Moses’s ability to plow through forests and hills and villages and neighborhoods.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servant. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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