Thesaurus results for CIVIL SERVANT

civil servant

noun

Definition of civil servant

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 His government has even started requiring civil servants to ditch Zoom and Microsoft Teams for a homegrown video conference system. — ABC News, 17 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 But Reifel isn’t just a civil servant dedicated to the public good. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for civil servant

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Noun

South Carolina was fortunate to have such a committed public servant in its corner.

— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 12 July 2026
The Coalition urges Congress to ensure that Tiered Standard payments count for PSLF, allowing more public servants access to forgiveness.

— Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of public servant

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State media reported a strike on a railway bridge in Iran’s northeastern Golestan province, and the Revolutionary Guard said two bridges were attacked on the route to Mashhad, where officials plan to bury the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
In a staff report describing the proposal, city officials said the user fees would simply allow the city to recover its costs for enforcing wage laws and helping businesses understand those laws and how to comply with them.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of official

Noun

Buses come and go, bearing workers from all over the country.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Childs has been running Bectu, which represents the interests of behind-the-camera workers across TV, film and theater, since 2018, overseeing 10,000 new subscribers and an expansion into areas like live events and fashion.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 July 2026

Definition of worker

Noun

America’s mothers deserve better than to have their financial tools quietly stripped away by out-of-touch bureaucrats.

— Raquel Mitchell, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026
These incidents rarely appear in the statistics politicians and bureaucrats cite when assuring the public that downtown is moving in the right direction.

— Jonathan Beaton, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

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