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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But public interest lawyers and government watchdogs say their experience stands apart as an example of how callously civil servants who have dedicated their professional lives to public service have been treated.
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 11 June 2025
Lelong was working as a lawyer and a civil servant at the Conseil d’État in Paris when French art dealer Aimé Maeght asked him to help with the legal formation of the Marguerite and Aimé Maeght Foundation, France’s inaugural contemporary art foundation and museum.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 June 2025
One senior civil servant was reassigned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency via an email that arrived late on a Saturday.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 4 June 2025
Oh Jung-se as a civil servant, while Heo Sung-tae and Tae Won-suk play former bronze medalists who join the crime-fighting team.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 11 June 2025
Lelong was working as a lawyer and a civil servant at the Conseil d’État in Paris when French art dealer Aimé Maeght asked him to help with the legal formation of the Marguerite and Aimé Maeght Foundation, France’s inaugural contemporary art foundation and museum.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 June 2025
One senior civil servant was reassigned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency via an email that arrived late on a Saturday.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 4 June 2025
Oh Jung-se as a civil servant, while Heo Sung-tae and Tae Won-suk play former bronze medalists who join the crime-fighting team.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 2 June 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 Jun. 2025.
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