public servant

noun

|Updated on: 15 Jun 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

Lightfoot for Chicago The lifetime public servant didn’t take this rejection lightly.

— isabel sophia dieppa, Marie Claire, "For Chicagoans, the Future Is Lori Lightfoot," 31 May 2018
The report said judges should consider the inconvenience to the public in making them wait, and the cost to the taxpayer in making public servants wait for the judge's untimely arrival.

— heather nolan, NOLA.com, "Defendants often plead guilty without attorneys present: Court Watch," 22 May 2018
The suspected shooter, 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, was arrested and charged with capital murder and aggravated assault of a public servant.

— doug criss, CNN, "5 things for May 21: Texas school shooting, President Trump, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry," 21 May 2018
An effective public servant needs two qualities: temperament and listening skills.

— nick hollkamp, The Courier-Journal, "Voters guide: Who's running for Kentucky Senate in the Louisville area," 18 May 2018
Even so estimable a pair of public servants as Senators Daniel K. Inouye and George Mitchell let the phony patriotics of Ollie North distract press and public from just how lawless and despicable the machinations of Iran-Contra really were.

— kevin baker, The New Republic, "Why America needs truth and reconciliation after Trump," 17 May 2018
The 65-year old longtime public servant was the primary architect of postcrisis financial regulations that imposed stricter requirements on big financial firms.

— amrith ramkumar, WSJ, "The Regulator Banks Loved to Hate Heads Back to Campus," 4 May 2018
He's being held at the Dallas County jail on charges of aggravated assault on a public servant and felony theft.

— crimesider staff, CBS News, "Dallas police officer dies after Home Depot shooting, officials say," 25 Apr. 2018
Our office has never been stronger, and this extraordinarily talented, dedicated, and tireless team of public servants will ensure that our work continues without interruption.

— gabriella paiella, The Cut, "Who Is Replacing Eric Schneiderman?," 8 May 2018

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