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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Federal judges will no longer be able to enact nationwide pauses on the White House’s actions, affecting everything from relocating transgender women to men’s prisons to the firing of civil servants.
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Essence, 27 June 2025
And during Biden’s term, Washington rebuilt productive bilateral initiatives among U.S. and Indian civil servants who specialize in science, trade, space, health, and climate.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The effort to give the president more direct control over the hiring and firing of civil servants is broadly opposed.
—Steven Kull, Twin Cities, 21 June 2025
Many boarding schools already charge tuition fees between $600 and $800, prohibitive for the working class in a country where most civil servants make less than a $300 per month.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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Essence, 27 June 2025
And during Biden’s term, Washington rebuilt productive bilateral initiatives among U.S. and Indian civil servants who specialize in science, trade, space, health, and climate.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The effort to give the president more direct control over the hiring and firing of civil servants is broadly opposed.
—Steven Kull, Twin Cities, 21 June 2025
Many boarding schools already charge tuition fees between $600 and $800, prohibitive for the working class in a country where most civil servants make less than a $300 per month.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 9 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 6 Jul. 2025.
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