public servant

noun

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

Examples: public servant in a Sentence

Definition of public servant

: a government official or employee

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Examples of public servant in a Sentence

the new governor vowed that he would always remember why he was called a public servant and not the people's master
concerned that the new federal agency would just add another slew of public servants to the government payroll

Recent Examples of public servant from the Web

More: Here's what the county tax hike will cost you Commissioners Todd Portune and Denise Driehaus are veteran, well-meaning public servants, unlike some of their colleagues over at Ideology Hall.

— jason williams, Cincinnati.com, "PX column: What's up with the barrage of tax hikes in Cincinnati and Hamilton County?," 28 June 2018
He is charged with multiple counts of capital murder and aggravated assault on a public servant.

— madison park, CNN, "Santa Fe High School students to return to campus after shooting," 29 May 2018
Maybe after a fruitless stand against Judge Kavanaugh, Democrats will realize legislating and trying to win voters are better strategies than ruling by fiat and mobbing public servants.

— WSJ, "Senate Losses Are Worth the Risk for Democrats," 12 July 2018
Journalists act as watchdogs to public servants — sniffing out corruption, exposing wrongdoing, checking whether campaign promises are met, pledged money is delivered, protocols are followed.

— heidi stevens, chicagotribune.com, "Thank you, Trump, for changing your mind and lowering the flags for Annapolis victims," 3 July 2018
Charged with capital murder of multiple people and aggravated assault on a public servant, Pagourtzis has not entered a plea.

— ray sanchez, CNN, "Texas governor's school safety plan: Armed marshals, increased law enforcement presence," 30 May 2018
The seat opened when Jeff Schmidt, a longtime Oconomowoc public servant, resigned April 17.

— evan frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Why these two women will make history in this summer's special election in Oconomowoc," 30 May 2018
Each received the Governor's State Medal of Valor - the highest honor bestowed on a public servant.

— adam ashton, sacbee, "This California agency has so many new employees that it's installing smaller cubicles | The Sacramento Bee," 23 May 2018
The decision follows a High Court ruling in December that the upkeep of the Netanyahus' personal property in Caesarea, which is defined as an official state residence, is a taxable benefit given to a public servant.

— Jewish Journal, "Bill to exempt Israeli prime ministers from certain taxes passes first reading," 26 June 2018

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