public servant
noun
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
1671
First Known Use of public servant
1671
PUBLIC SERVANT Defined for English Language Learners
public servant
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Definition of public servant for English Language Learners
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: a government official or employee
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