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as in officer
a person who holds a public office
the new governor made a vow that he would always remember why he was called a public servant
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as in civil servant
a worker in a government agency
concerned that the new federal agency would just add another slew of public servants to the government payroll
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Recent Examples of public servant
Many public servants tie their identity to their roles, a job loss can lead to a profound sense of disconnection and diminished self-worth.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Bondi, a fourth-generation Floridian, was born in 1965 to two public servants, one of whom also found a way to get wealthy.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Individually, public servants who lose their jobs or who are threatened with job loss have very little power.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2025
Last month, the Trump administration arbitrarily fired at least 800 public servants — including many in Florida — from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
—Reggie Paros, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Bondi, a fourth-generation Floridian, was born in 1965 to two public servants, one of whom also found a way to get wealthy.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Individually, public servants who lose their jobs or who are threatened with job loss have very little power.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2025
Last month, the Trump administration arbitrarily fired at least 800 public servants — including many in Florida — from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
—Reggie Paros, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public servant
Noun
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Chamberlain said only law enforcement officers testifying or those there on official capacity, like courtroom security, could wear uniforms.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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Arriving officers found one man outside who had called 911 to report the shooting, police said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2025
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Photos from the capital of Naypyidaw showed multiple buildings used to house civil servants destroyed by the quake, and rescue crews pulling victims from the rubble.—
David Rising,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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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.—
Ibrahim Hazboun,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Context The swipes come amid a tumultuous week for the administration, as news broke that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had mistakenly shared sensitive military attack plans in a Signal group chat with other top Trump administration officials and journalist Jeffrey Goldberg.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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Senior officials in President Donald Trump’s administration inadvertently shared sensitive information about plans for an American military strike in Yemen with a journalist in a group text.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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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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Teacher turnover Educators who were frustrated by remote learning and other conditions quit teaching and departed from classrooms across the nation, leaving school administrators nationwide with shortages of teachers and substitutes on staff, according to a RAND survey from 2021.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Other students followed her protest, but that was when Georgas claimed that school administrators stepped in.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Federal judges have also ruled that the administration’s firing of probationary employees did not follow the appropriate procedures for layoffs and that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management lacked the authority to order the firings.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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Modern Health points out that managers are on the front lines of employee well-being, yet most feel unprepared to support their teams.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The only recommendation that CDC makes is people who are taking care of those with measles, perhaps health care workers, might consider an additional booster later in life.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Among workers who have requested raises, over half (57%) only ask for a raise during performance reviews or once per year.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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More education dollars are funding more bureaucrats.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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While there are some worries that third parties may not be as capable as government bureaucrats, the government isn’t immune from making mistakes either.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20servant. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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