public servants

noun

Definition of public servantsnext
plural of public servant
1
as in officials
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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2
as in civil servants
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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  1. officers
  2. employees
  3. bureaucrats
  4. workers
Noun
  • Information shared by officers suggests the suspects could be well known to law enforcement.
    Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Minor injuries were reported to the officers, according to Officer Ken Kober, president of the union that represents Cincinnati police.
    Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of officers
Noun
  • Although most federal employees will be off, the White House said that the heads of executive departments and agencies will determine if certain offices and installations of their organizations must remain open on Tuesday.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Some locations may close entirely for the evening to allow employees to spend time with their families.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of employees
Noun
  • The third of a tea seller’s six children, Modi is a departure from the pedigreed, English-speaking bureaucrats who governed India for most of its post-independence history.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • That’s not surprising, given that the state’s education bureaucrats consciously developed the multipoint dashboard to conceal the chronic lack of academic achievement.
    Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of bureaucrats
Noun
  • Someone left the two puppies in front of the shelter’s door while workers were on a lunch break, according to social media posts.
    Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The complaint claims Fox executives fostered a hostile work environment that allowed senior managers and on-air personalities including Bayless to abuse workers without fear of punishment.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of workers
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