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
Trump is trying to break the civil servants at the Army Corps.
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Colin Smalley, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The department sent reduction in force (RIF) notices Friday morning to about 1,100 civil servants and 250 foreign service officers stationed in the U.S., with plans to cut its workforce further.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 July 2025
The group’s 900-page policy agenda gained the most attention, proposing a policy blueprint for all major federal agencies that pushed controversial right-wing policies and sought to give the president more power by replacing career civil servants with presidential appointees.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Is there anything that Congress can do to protect some of these civil servants?
—CBS News, 13 July 2025
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Colin Smalley, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The department sent reduction in force (RIF) notices Friday morning to about 1,100 civil servants and 250 foreign service officers stationed in the U.S., with plans to cut its workforce further.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 July 2025
The group’s 900-page policy agenda gained the most attention, proposing a policy blueprint for all major federal agencies that pushed controversial right-wing policies and sought to give the president more power by replacing career civil servants with presidential appointees.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Is there anything that Congress can do to protect some of these civil servants?
—CBS News, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servant
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The firing of a career public servant, lawfully appointed by the court, is another blatant attempt to intimidate anyone that doesn't agree with them and undermine judicial independence.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Among our distinguished alumni are public servants, including dozens of state and city legislators, and the current state attorney general.—
James Davis,
New York Daily News,
18 July 2025
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The judge even gave out her clerk’s cellphone number so the parties could reach out if any issues come up over the weekend.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Aug. 2025
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When the drop box had still not been returned to the clerk's office on Sept. 27, 2024, Bernarde filed a second report to the Marathon County District Court and delivered a letter to the mayor requesting the return of the drop box by noon that day.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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According to Thompson, Saint Charles County officials contacted the state highway patrol earlier that morning regarding a helicopter that had crashed over the Mississippi River.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Local officials fear losing vital funding for essential services like healthcare, infrastructure, and airport improvements.—
Alison Dirr,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Officers said two men, ages 21 and 22, were seen of shoplifting when a store employee confronted them, prompting a fight inside the business.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Advancements like these can drive customer acquisition and boost employee productivity, all good for the bottom line.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images In one of the world’s most expensive cities, more workers are living paycheck to paycheck The Singapore consumer’s reputation for financial prudence and high savings is showing signs of strain.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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With the recent signing of an executive order aimed at allowing 401(k) plans to include alternative investments such as private equity, private credit, real estate and cryptocurrency, more American workers could gain access to investment vehicles that were once off-limits to most retirement savers.—
Gregory Clifford,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The success of this plan will depend on execution and a willingness to embrace a different mindset, that of an entrepreneur rather than a bureaucrat.—
Frederik Riskær Pedersen,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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And then there’s the EV charging network overseen by federal bureaucrats that cost American taxpayers $7.5 billion and produced 68 stations with 384 ports.—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servant. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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