civil servant
noun
1
: a member of a civil service
2
: a member of the administrative staff of an international agency
Synonyms of civil servant
Examples of civil servant in a Sentence
took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department
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Chichi, meanwhile, has moved to Tokyo and become a civil servant.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Last year, approximately three hundred and fifty-two thousand civil servants left their jobs, fulfilling one of the Administration’s stated goals of dismantling the government bureaucracy and demoralizing the federal workforce.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
The best way to begin this journey is to bring people into this system by expanding Medicare to civil servants, military, police, and teachers.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
All told, the agency lost more than 17,000 civil servants through firings and resignations in 2025—including many scientific leaders at the FDA, CDC and NIH.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Last year, approximately three hundred and fifty-two thousand civil servants left their jobs, fulfilling one of the Administration’s stated goals of dismantling the government bureaucracy and demoralizing the federal workforce.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
The best way to begin this journey is to bring people into this system by expanding Medicare to civil servants, military, police, and teachers.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
All told, the agency lost more than 17,000 civil servants through firings and resignations in 2025—including many scientific leaders at the FDA, CDC and NIH.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
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 19 Feb. 2026.
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