public servant
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public servant

noun

Definition of PUBLIC SERVANT

: a government official or employee

Examples of PUBLIC SERVANT

  1. <the new governor vowed that he would always remember why he was called a public servant and not the people's master>
  2. <concerned that the new federal agency would just add another slew of public servants to the government payroll>

First Known Use of PUBLIC SERVANT

1671

Rhymes with PUBLIC SERVANT

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