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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
That includes the possibility of weakening rules meant to protect public servants from political interference.
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Jaime L Kucinskas, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Small fled the gate before law enforcement could arrive, according to airport officials, and when police later located her in the airport, she was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing in the first degree and making false statements to public servants.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Eligible borrowers are often public servants employed by the federal government or non-profit organizations.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Perhaps disruption, then, is the real point, as DOGE measures drag out in courts, competent public servants exit and presidential powers further rise unchecked.
—Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jaime L Kucinskas, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Small fled the gate before law enforcement could arrive, according to airport officials, and when police later located her in the airport, she was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing in the first degree and making false statements to public servants.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Eligible borrowers are often public servants employed by the federal government or non-profit organizations.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Perhaps disruption, then, is the real point, as DOGE measures drag out in courts, competent public servants exit and presidential powers further rise unchecked.
—Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for public servant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for public servant
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If state lawmakers approve the proposal, Simpson would become the state’s chief immigration officer and would oversee how local and state law enforcement agencies enforce Trump’s immigration agenda.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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Darwin Gomez, 20, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in July for kicking one of the officers and received a 364-day jail term.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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State of play: There are approximately 160 civil servants, known as detailees, on the NSC whose employment is being reviewed.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Civil service positions do not terminate at the end of an administration and civil servants can only be fired for cause.—
Daniel Wiessner,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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The new explanation from the White House is in line with what Biden administration officials said at the time — that the drone sightings were not nefarious.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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At the time, local officials attributed the problem to glitches with the e-poll book.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
29 Jan. 2025
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No attorney information was available on the county clerk’s website.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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And only 43 of Mississippi’s 82 chancery court clerks submitted data during the same period, despite a law from 2023 that required the courts to report psychiatric commitment data to the state.—
Gwen Dilworth,
ProPublica,
23 Jan. 2025
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Drifts had begun forming between buildings and visibility had shrunk to 50 yards by 10 a.m., and our administrator decided to close school.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
30 Jan. 2025
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The former administrator, Michael Whitaker, stepped down from his position on Inauguration Day last week.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2025
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The president also signed an executive order banning federal employees from working remotely on Monday, which may be part of a strategy to gut the federal workforce and replace vacancies with workers who are explicitly loyal to Trump.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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An employee stands at a blast furnace in North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg, Germany.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Fire crews were filling sandbags for communities while county workers installed barriers and cleared drainage pipes and basins.—
Marcio Jose Sanchez,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Related Stories News Flavor Flav Launches Fundraiser for Black Families Displaced by L.A. Wildfires Shire and Sims are just two of the thousands of entertainment workers whose lives have been upended by the Los Angeles wildfires that tore through sections of the L.A. area starting Jan. 7.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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Americans see a broken federal government — but aren’t as concerned about the ‘deep state’ As Trump sweeps into his second term with promises to cut regulations and reduce the role of government bureaucrats, most Americans think the federal government has serious problems.—
Linley Sanders,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Those bureaucrats, in order to save face for the Communist Party, have sanctioned the Rubio from before.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20servant. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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