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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In 1996 a Swedish journalist, Erling Söderström, accompanied a Brazilian civil servant Sydney Pousselo, on a mission to make peace with Korubo.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
In the first part of the film, Grossman rewinds the tapes of the 1996 trip, organized by a Brazilian civil servant and Swedish journalist Erling Söderström to meet the Korubo tribe, who chose to live far away from civilization.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Thailand has suspended overseas travel for civil servants and urged them to take stairs instead of elevators.
—Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Thailand ordered civil servants to take the stairs, Vietnam is encouraging workers to log in from home, and the Philippines is pushing for a four-day work week.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
In the first part of the film, Grossman rewinds the tapes of the 1996 trip, organized by a Brazilian civil servant and Swedish journalist Erling Söderström to meet the Korubo tribe, who chose to live far away from civilization.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Thailand has suspended overseas travel for civil servants and urged them to take stairs instead of elevators.
—Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Thailand ordered civil servants to take the stairs, Vietnam is encouraging workers to log in from home, and the Philippines is pushing for a four-day work week.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Mar. 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 20 Mar. 2026.
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