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
But in March, the same senior civil servant called again to ask him to re-apply.
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 May 2025
The order creates a new employment category for many career civil servants, effectively stripping them of employment protections.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
Fridays have become some of the most nerve-racking times for mass firings of civil servants since President Donald Trump took office on January 20 and established DOGE.
—Nathan Layne, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The former Congolese civil servant spent much of the last two years in fatigues, as the head of a coalition of rebel groups fighting for control of the country’s east.
—Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 May 2025
The order creates a new employment category for many career civil servants, effectively stripping them of employment protections.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
Fridays have become some of the most nerve-racking times for mass firings of civil servants since President Donald Trump took office on January 20 and established DOGE.
—Nathan Layne, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The former Congolese civil servant spent much of the last two years in fatigues, as the head of a coalition of rebel groups fighting for control of the country’s east.
—Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servant
Noun
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This devoted public servant gave 33 years of service to New York City, and our hearts go out to his family, friends, and colleagues during this painful time.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
24 May 2025
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These rules exist to ensure that public servants act in the nation’s interest, not their own.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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Months later, police arrested Hoffman, a store clerk, and he was found guilty of beating the young father-to-be with a claw hammer and shooting him.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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After the clerk handed over about $1,000 in cash, the bandit left the bank and drove off in a Prius, the sergeant said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities over the weekend, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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The injuries were not life-threatening, officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2025
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In November, a 12-person jury unanimously found Royal Bengal’s former president guilty of conspiring with other employees, wire fraud and money laundering.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2025
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But more than 700 park service employees did accept buyouts, leaving fewer workers to collect entrance fees, clean toilets or help with search-and-rescue efforts.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Lack Of Attachment Remote workers often feel unattached due to the lack of face-to-face interaction, spontaneous collaboration and clear visibility into their impact.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Former President Barack Obama and Steve Bannon, a White House strategist during President Donald Trump’s first term, are both worried about the same thing: artificial intelligence displacing large numbers of white-collar workers.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Moreover, tensions are emerging among Russian elites as a result of Putin’s efforts to push aside existing business leaders, bureaucrats, and others in favor of loyalists who adhere to the regime’s ideology or at least pay lip service to it, such as war veterans.—
ANDREI YAKOVLEV,
Foreign Affairs,
16 May 2025
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The Empire is full of bickering bureaucrats, which is fun to watch though bad for getting the Death Star done in a timely manner, and Darth Vader power walks into scenes that both undermine his icon status yet also cement it.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servant. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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