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
Critics say the move is a power grab by the prime minister against an independent-minded civil servant, and tens of thousands of Israelis have demonstrated in support of Bar, including outside Netanyahu’s residence Friday.
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Ibrahim Hazboun, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The terminations of civil servants jeopardizes not just the workers’ livelihoods but the wellbeing of the entire community, Patterson Hazley said.
—Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Maryland is introducing a pilot program to help civil servants shift their skills to state agencies.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
As the senior career civil servant overseeing defense, intelligence, and veterans’ programs at the Office of Management and Budget during the first Trump Administration, I was asked to sign off on a hold on military aid to Ukraine, similar to that recently imposed by Trump.
—Mark Sandy, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ibrahim Hazboun, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The terminations of civil servants jeopardizes not just the workers’ livelihoods but the wellbeing of the entire community, Patterson Hazley said.
—Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Maryland is introducing a pilot program to help civil servants shift their skills to state agencies.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
As the senior career civil servant overseeing defense, intelligence, and veterans’ programs at the Office of Management and Budget during the first Trump Administration, I was asked to sign off on a hold on military aid to Ukraine, similar to that recently imposed by Trump.
—Mark Sandy, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servant
Noun
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Three of the four people who died were firefighters and one was a public servant, according to the Yonhap news agency.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2025
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Mary is a dedicated public servant and Naperville’s current park board president, a position her fellow commissioners unanimously elected her to for three consecutive years.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tina Peters served as the clerk and recorder of Mesa County – the official responsible for running the county’s elections.—
Mike Davis,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly pointing a BB gun at a clerk during a robbery at a Southington AutoZone.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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Saturday Night Live opened by addressing one of the most concerning stories yet of the second Trump administration: top officials discussing war plans in a group chat that mistakenly included a journalist.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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In a telephone interview with NBC News, Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials were talking but did not elaborate.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Among those asked to work for a few more weeks before they are cut include teams in the agency's inspections and investigations office, two officials said, after the agency's office lost around 170 employees.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
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The agency also has at least four employees earning six-figure annual salaries who live out of state, Lopez’s committee found.—
Dara Kam,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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The president justified the decision by saying the duty fees would spur automakers to build more vehicles in America, and, in the process, create more jobs for the country’s workers.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2025
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Even legislative staffers have been unable to get answers about how many state workers and tax dollars have been diverted to Hope Florida from the state’s other programs to help residents in need of food, shelter, healthcare and work.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That is complicit with scheming orchestrated by politicized bureaucrats.—
Jack Fowler,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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All of this was done in consultation with the people who understood the problems best, putting faith in the expertise of top bureaucrats to build a better mousetrap.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servant. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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