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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By the start of December 2025, over 200,000 civil servants had left the federal workforce, including nearly 5,000 from NASA, 600 from NSF and at least 14,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services, the parent department of NIH.
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Kenneth M. Evans, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
But last year, the number of civil servants who earned over $1 million climbed to nine.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Some civil servants and senior officials, however, are experiencing bouts of conscience.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Many of the firings, like for other civil servants in the federal workforce, focused on employees still inside their two-year probationary period.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 3 Dec. 2025
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Kenneth M. Evans, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
But last year, the number of civil servants who earned over $1 million climbed to nine.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Some civil servants and senior officials, however, are experiencing bouts of conscience.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Many of the firings, like for other civil servants in the federal workforce, focused on employees still inside their two-year probationary period.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 3 Dec. 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 25 Dec. 2025.
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