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 Experts say the Houthis have struggled to pay salaries to civil servants, including public sector doctors and diverted most tax revenues to their military wing. — Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 The junta has tried to compel civil servants living in Myanmar to come back to work. — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026 According to a July 23 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), NASA lost a fifth of its civil servant workforce in the past year, with impacts to more than two dozen major projects. — Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026 The money was nominally to pay civil servants and prop up infrastructure in a territory sequestered by an Israeli blockade, but many observers agreed that Hamas diverted a significant sum to its military wing. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for civil servant

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Noun

Thank you, Jack Smith, for being a dedicated public servant and continuing to do the right thing to help protect American democracy, even after unfounded threats of prosecution.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026
It is often weakened by attacks on the institutions and public servants sworn to uphold it.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of public servant

Noun

Earlier this year, Newsom called for local elections clerks to count ballots faster to head off misinformation ahead of the June 2 primary.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Some budgetary concern No formal opposition arguments have been submitted to the registrar-recorder/county clerk.

— Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of clerk

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An Allan Hancock College spokesperson confirmed the detention and said college officials were not notified in advance.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
There have been 1,004 cases, including 198 hospitalizations and five deaths, state officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of official

Noun

But Young noted that the child's lawyer, the judge, and government attorneys seeking deportation will all be federal employees.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
The service The service at Sala is seamless and friendly, and from arrival, the front desk staff feels more like a group of friends than a removed set of hotel employees.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of employee

Noun

Prescription drugs filled at a pharmacy represented 18% of a worker’s health care premium in 2021, after factoring in any rebates paid out by manufacturers, according to the consulting and actuarial firm Milliman.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Face masks were distributed to local kindergartens, and mandatory mask mandates were slapped on workers at the nearby Irkutsk Aluminum Plant.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of worker

Noun

These are scientists, academics, and bureaucrats speaking with their own distinct terminology and often talking past one another.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
But elevating the whims of progressive activists and government bureaucrats above the wisdom of the marketplace has proven a costly mistake and undermined consumer choice.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

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