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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To the contrary, time and time again, civil servants in the United States have proven themselves to be faithful, resourceful stewards of the American people and the laws passed in their name.
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Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Politicians from the territory’s pro-independence and loyalist parties are now working with a delegation of senior French civil servants to find a compromise that could resolve the tensions, although participants warn progress will be slow.
—Pete McKenzie, New York Times, 7 June 2024
The council tapped a longtime United Nations civil servant, Garry Conille, to head Haiti’s next government.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
This month, the authority managed to pay only 50 percent of the salaries of tens of thousands of civil servants.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Politicians from the territory’s pro-independence and loyalist parties are now working with a delegation of senior French civil servants to find a compromise that could resolve the tensions, although participants warn progress will be slow.
—Pete McKenzie, New York Times, 7 June 2024
The council tapped a longtime United Nations civil servant, Garry Conille, to head Haiti’s next government.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
This month, the authority managed to pay only 50 percent of the salaries of tens of thousands of civil servants.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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