as in officials
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 servants
Immigration judges, who are more like civil servants, can approve or deny a final order of deportation.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden had issued executive orders to improve access and opportunities for civil servants with disabilities.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
In July, the UK government announced a deal with Google’s cloud business to upgrade its IT system and train civil servants.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
What’s most important, both men say, is to allow the career civil servants at BLS to carry out their jobs.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Decades of research suggest this is true for most federal civil servants, who aim to serve not only their organizations and their missions, but also the public and the nation.
—Yvonne Zylan, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
In Venezuela, Cecilia was a veteran government worker who loved working in the tax department and training future generations of civil servants.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Mass firings of civil servants, the dismissal of government watchdogs, the weaponization of the military against our citizens, the use of the national budget as a cudgel, and the dehumanization of immigrants.
—Stacey Abrams, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Compensation costs inevitably grow due to rising healthcare expenses and cost-of-living adjustments for Capitol Police officers, workers at the Architect of the Capitol, and the nonpartisan civil servants inside the Library of Congress and other support agencies.
—Kevin R. Kosar, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden had issued executive orders to improve access and opportunities for civil servants with disabilities.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
In July, the UK government announced a deal with Google’s cloud business to upgrade its IT system and train civil servants.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
What’s most important, both men say, is to allow the career civil servants at BLS to carry out their jobs.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Decades of research suggest this is true for most federal civil servants, who aim to serve not only their organizations and their missions, but also the public and the nation.
—Yvonne Zylan, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
In Venezuela, Cecilia was a veteran government worker who loved working in the tax department and training future generations of civil servants.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Mass firings of civil servants, the dismissal of government watchdogs, the weaponization of the military against our citizens, the use of the national budget as a cudgel, and the dehumanization of immigrants.
—Stacey Abrams, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Compensation costs inevitably grow due to rising healthcare expenses and cost-of-living adjustments for Capitol Police officers, workers at the Architect of the Capitol, and the nonpartisan civil servants inside the Library of Congress and other support agencies.
—Kevin R. Kosar, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servants
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At least 14 people were also injured in Kyiv, local officials said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Things have slowly ticked up in recent weeks, which is giving officials a reason to look to 2026 with optimism.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Arnold said police aren’t the only public servants with recruitment issues.—
Alexis Martin,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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During the presidency of Richard Nixon, public servants at the DOJ felt squeezed between what the president wanted and what the law required.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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Inversion, now 60 employees strong, aims to fly Arc’s first mission by 2026.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Oct. 2025
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The administration has begun rehiring some of the tens of thousands of federal employees laid off earlier this year.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Edwards retreated to the Dark Forest in Germany with the actual nuclear bearings, and reached out to his Navy SEAL buddy, James Reece (Chris Pratt), to share his mindset of how war bureaucrats have set up real soldiers to fail in their efforts to keep the free world safe.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Nazi bureaucrats entered each bank and inventoried the contents of safes, strongrooms, and vaults.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Portugal has been a hotspot for digital nomads, luring foreign remote workers with friendly visa policies, a better quality of life, and a lower cost of living.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Masses of federal workers face going unpaid until funding is restored.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The next election for county officers, which includes roles like sheriffs, county clerks, county attorneys and coroners, is scheduled for November 2026.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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Most counties in Kansas have elected county clerks, but the Secretary of State appoints the election commissioner in Kansas’ four largest counties — including Wyandotte and Johnson.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Civil servants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servants. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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