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as in official
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
More variety creates more points of entry for young families, public servants and early-career professionals.
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Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Arnold said police aren’t the only public servants with recruitment issues.
—Alexis Martin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
John Aubrey was the consumate public servant.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Heskett was charged with two counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count of tampering with physical evidence, all felonies, according to Jefferson County court records.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Arnold said police aren’t the only public servants with recruitment issues.
—Alexis Martin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
John Aubrey was the consumate public servant.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Heskett was charged with two counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count of tampering with physical evidence, all felonies, according to Jefferson County court records.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public servant
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Nineteen people are confirmed dead in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa tore through the island as a Category 5 hurricane this week -- and that death toll is expected to rise, officials said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2025
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The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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In a post on government spokesperson Gerson Msigwa’s Instagram account, the government said a work-from-home order to civil servants would be extended to Friday.—
Reuters 10 hr ago,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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As a result, many civil servants are wary of serving baijiu at government functions; others are skirting the rule by disguising the clear liquor as water.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The president’s comments come after his administration expanded a federal program that deputizes local police to enforce immigration laws, signing up nearly 16,000 officers across 40 states as part of an effort to boost deportations, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg News.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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With scientists and program officers at home, activities at the nearly two dozen federal agencies participating in research and development, such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, come to a halt.—
Kenneth M. Evans,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Under state law, countywide petitions must be signed by 15% of those who voted for the office of circuit clerk in the most recent general election.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Election Day is only days away and Detroit's City Clerk is urging residents to turn out and cast their ballots for the city's next mayor, City Council members, clerk and more.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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So are the county administrators who manage their benefits.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Students, administrators, C-suite executives and more, each attesting to how my road map propelled them to put one foot in front of the other and enter a season of triumph.—
Alma Cooper,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Employers can create weekly forums where employees can share both AI successes and failures without judgment, then reallocate budgets away from underperforming AI experiments to pilots that are showing success.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Relief also came for DHS employees on Thursday when it was announced that USDA will provide administrative funding for the SNAP program, meaning the state won't furlough 1,500 employees in its Division of County Operations on Friday.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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The listener is no longer an outsider from the polite world of public broadcasting, or podcasting, but a tired factory worker longing for relief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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In Uttar Pradesh, a development initiative provided community health workers with a smartphone app that combined diagnostic and treatment instructions with a client-management program.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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And the best and the brightest will want to become bureaucrats, not entrepreneurs.—
Ugo Troiano,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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What follows is a story told from the perspective of the politicians, generals, and bureaucrats in charge of the nation's nuclear war machine.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20servant. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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