civil servant
noun
1
: a member of a civil service
2
: a member of the administrative staff of an international agency
Examples of civil servant in a Sentence
took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department
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No career civil servant would deny that the State Department could use serious, thoughtful reform.
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
For hundreds of civil servants, today marks the end of their work at the U.S. Department of Education, though most haven't been allowed to work since March when they were placed on leave and later laid off.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
Precautions are reportedly being taken to avoid this, a civil servant confirmed to the outlet.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 July 2025
The order would give Trump even more direct control over the space industry’s chief regulator by turning the civil servant position leading the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation into a political appointment.
—ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
For hundreds of civil servants, today marks the end of their work at the U.S. Department of Education, though most haven't been allowed to work since March when they were placed on leave and later laid off.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
Precautions are reportedly being taken to avoid this, a civil servant confirmed to the outlet.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 July 2025
The order would give Trump even more direct control over the space industry’s chief regulator by turning the civil servant position leading the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation into a political appointment.
—ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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