as in public servant
a worker in a government agency
took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department
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Recent Examples of civil servant
This civil servant said none of the staff members involved in the orphans program was moved to the State Department when the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was dismantled as an independent agency.
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 13 June 2025
Several Democratic senators are seeking more details about lower-level Trump administration appointees, including how much they are being paid after the federal government laid off thousands of career civil servants to cut costs earlier this year.
Democratic Sens.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 28 May 2025
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.
—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
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 13 June 2025
Several Democratic senators are seeking more details about lower-level Trump administration appointees, including how much they are being paid after the federal government laid off thousands of career civil servants to cut costs earlier this year.
Democratic Sens.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 28 May 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servant
Noun
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Anyone who supports this is a disgusting excuse for a human being, let alone a public servant.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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On both a family Bible and Hoosier President Benjamin Harrison's inaugural Bible, Braun took the oath of office before a packed theater of public servants and politicos at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in downtown Indianapolis.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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This job typically requires a high school diploma and basic computer skills, but many office clerks learn on the fly.—
Sarah Bregel,
Parents,
23 July 2025
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The case went unsolved for decades before Pedro Hernandez, a former store clerk in Etan's neighborhood, was named a suspect in 2012.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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In just six months, Secretary Kennedy has postponed ACIP meetings, closed research labs, delayed clinical trials, laid off more than 1,000 NIH officials, and ignored congressional inquiries on CDC leadership.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Union officials hoping to block the terminations said the officers described in the court documents were just a small portion of the 30 officers targeted for termination, many of whom had worked for various city and law enforcement agencies in the past.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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As a showrunner, Schneider was alleged to have run a toxic workplace, discriminated against female writers on staff and made requests for massages from employees on set.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
21 July 2025
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Food at the office can be a big draw for employees.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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The world’s fourth-largest economy has traditionally been strict on immigration, but in recent years worked hard to attract more international tourists and foreign workers to counter a rapidly aging population and plunging birth rates.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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This comprehensive approach to worker welfare stands as a model for how fashion brands can operate ethically while producing extraordinary work.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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As long as politicians and government bureaucrats are allowed to substitute their judgment for the judgment of the people working in and with local schools, public education will never improve.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
17 July 2025
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There’s a smarter way to end freeloading — without outsourcing authority over the U.S. health care system to foreign bureaucrats.—
Michelle Flowers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servant. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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