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
Stories for the waiting room According to Kevin Dutton, a British psychologist and author, and assorted studies, the 10 careers with the highest proportion of psychopaths are CEO, lawyer, TV news personalities, salespeople, surgeons, journalists, police officers, clergy, chefs and civil servants.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
But public interest lawyers and government watchdogs say their experience stands apart as an example of how callously civil servants who have dedicated their professional lives to public service have been treated.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 11 June 2025
Lelong was working as a lawyer and a civil servant at the Conseil d’État in Paris when French art dealer Aimé Maeght asked him to help with the legal formation of the Marguerite and Aimé Maeght Foundation, France’s inaugural contemporary art foundation and museum.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 June 2025
One senior civil servant was reassigned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency via an email that arrived late on a Saturday.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 4 June 2025
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
But public interest lawyers and government watchdogs say their experience stands apart as an example of how callously civil servants who have dedicated their professional lives to public service have been treated.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 11 June 2025
Lelong was working as a lawyer and a civil servant at the Conseil d’État in Paris when French art dealer Aimé Maeght asked him to help with the legal formation of the Marguerite and Aimé Maeght Foundation, France’s inaugural contemporary art foundation and museum.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 June 2025
One senior civil servant was reassigned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency via an email that arrived late on a Saturday.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servant
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In May 2021, Barry was arrested and charged with murder after deliberation, tampering with physical evidence and attempting to influence a public servant, PEOPLE previously reported, citing court records.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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On average, more than one Illinois public servant per week — for 40 years between 1983 and 2023 — was convicted of corruption just in federal court, not including local prosecutions.—
Matt Paprocki,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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After the vote, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, forced Senate clerks to read the entire 940-page bill rather than customarily waiving that chore.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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An overnight reading of the bill would leave the clerks and floor staff weary before senators are scheduled to hold 20 hours of debate on the legislation and then launch into a multihour vote-a-rama.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
29 June 2025
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If passed, Lee’s provision would require BLM and Forest Service officials to publish a list of tracts of land nominated or considered for sale every 60 days.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
22 June 2025
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The backdrop to the Capitol drama is that, with rents and real estate prices at sky-high levels, Connecticut officials cannot agree on the best ways to generate more affordable housing.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
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The median of the total annual compensation of all Meta employees other than Zuckerberg was $417,400 last year.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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From employees who have been wronged by their boss to restaurateurs defending their livelihoods from copycats, competing culinary pros put their favorite knives, and egos, on the line in a bid to put old scores to bed.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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Unifor had fired back that DHL is not one of the top four express package delivery companies in Canada, and that DHL workers represent fewer than 0.7 percent of all local delivery workers and less than 15 percent of all courier workers in the country.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
27 June 2025
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Abrego Garcia worked as a construction worker in Maryland before his deportation in March, living with his wife and three children.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Before his current stint as an economics professor at Seoul National University, Koo was a seasoned Finance Ministry bureaucrat.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Their departures offered a reminder of the essential imbalance between the bureaucrats’ enduring stake in the structure of government and the fleeting and contingent interest of Musk’s team.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servant. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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