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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An early encounter with another American icon planted the seed of his desire to become a civil servant.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
Under the guise of reforming and streamlining the administration, civil servants loyal to the republic were dismissed and replaced by followers of the NSDAP.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
The civil servant chose not to participate.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
And more did come—mass firings of civil servants, the capture of the highest court, major cutbacks at universities, broad attacks on the civil sector.
—Kim Lane Scheppele, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
Under the guise of reforming and streamlining the administration, civil servants loyal to the republic were dismissed and replaced by followers of the NSDAP.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
The civil servant chose not to participate.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
And more did come—mass firings of civil servants, the capture of the highest court, major cutbacks at universities, broad attacks on the civil sector.
—Kim Lane Scheppele, Time, 6 Nov. 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 27 Nov. 2025.
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