public servant

noun

Definition of public servant

: a government official or employee

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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

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As a public servant, father, and grandfather, President George H.W. Bush was an extraordinary example for us all. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Michelle Obama Honors George H.W. Bush in Moving Instagram Post," 3 Dec. 2018 Book now dedicates her work as a public servant to passing laws that protect survivors. — Glamour, "Follow Glamour's 2018 Women of the Year Summit Live," 11 Nov. 2018 My ability to fulfill my obligations as a State Representative and public servant will be affected by the distraction of addressing these allegations. — Gaby Del Valle, Teen Vogue, "Rep. Nick Sauer Resigned After Being Accused of Posting Nude Photos of a Woman Without Consent," 2 Aug. 2018 And who are not driven so much by ideology, but are willing to be public servants for all America, not just their own base. — Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, "A civic journey: From immigrant to citizen to voter," 2 July 2018 There are so many brave public servants that are doing important work in the FBI, in the CIA, in our intelligence community. — Fox News, "Rudy Giuliani: Mueller probe should never have taken place," 31 May 2018 Currently, he is restrained only by the lingering professionalism of public servants and a few thin threads of institutional inertia. — David Roberts, Vox, "The caravan “invasion” and America’s epistemic crisis," 2 Nov. 2018 But, on the whole, the performance of our public servants was heroic, not destructive. — John Mccain, Popular Mechanics, "John McCain: The 9/11 Conspiracy Myths and the Truth Under Attack," 11 Sep. 2018 Lifelong public servant Senator John McCain is being memorialized today at a service in the Washington National Cathedral. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "Donald Trump Is Not Attending John McCain's Washington D.C. Funeral," 1 Sep. 2018

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