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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Immigration judges, who are more like civil servants, can approve or deny a final order of deportation.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
She was raised in colonial French Africa, where her father was a civil servant, and often uses it as a setting for her films.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden had issued executive orders to improve access and opportunities for civil servants with disabilities.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
In July, the UK government announced a deal with Google’s cloud business to upgrade its IT system and train civil servants.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
She was raised in colonial French Africa, where her father was a civil servant, and often uses it as a setting for her films.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden had issued executive orders to improve access and opportunities for civil servants with disabilities.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
In July, the UK government announced a deal with Google’s cloud business to upgrade its IT system and train civil servants.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for civil servant
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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