Synonyms of civil servants

civil servants

noun

plural of civil servant

as in officials

a worker in a government agency

took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department

Synonyms & Similar Words

• officials
• public servants
• employees
• bureaucrats
• workers
• clerks
• mandarins
• functionaries
• officeholders
• officiaries
• hands
• jobholders
• underlings
• hirelings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of civil servants

According to the Partnership for Public Service, more than 200,000 civil servants left the federal workforce in 2025 through voluntary and involuntary separations aimed at reducing head count. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026

Burnham plans to work there at least one day a week, alongside a full-time staff of aides, experts and civil servants. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

The proposals are first subject to formal verification by civil servants and after which there is a final vote. — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The newest proposal to plug them — a nondisclosure agreement that federal agencies may roll out to more than 2 million civil servants — is unlikely to improve matters. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026

Its senior leadership was appointed by the Hamas administration, while its hospitals and public health services were staffed largely by career doctors, medical workers, and civil servants. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 7 July 2026

Many other civil servants have thought through this process themselves. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

The legislative process has set long-term agency priorities, and civil servants at the agencies have carried them out. — Mark Histed, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

This includes everyone from the president of the United States to members of Congress, to state and local officials, and even civil servants like local librarians. — Rund Abdelfatah, NPR, 11 June 2026