Synonyms of civil servant

civil servant

noun

as in public servant

a worker in a government agency

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• public servant
• clerk
• official
• employee
• worker
• bureaucrat
• mandarin
• functionary
• officiary
• officeholder
• underling
• hireling
• hand
• jobholder

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of civil servant

Among ordinary Russians and civil servants alike, proliferating social controls and prosecutions for treason have created a pervasive climate of mistrust and fueled a sense of paralysis. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Rotterdam’s Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has become central to a local corruption scandal, due to the conduct of civil servants who allegedly accepted bribes to grant exorbitant construction contracts for public work. — News Desk, Artforum, 31 Aug. 2026

The incident prompted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to remove Health Secretary Aslam Ghauri, the country's highest civil servant, from office. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

The government has opened an investigation, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered Health Secretary Aslam Ghauri, the Health Ministry’s highest civil servant, to be removed from office. — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026