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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About 20 living hostages remain captive in desperate conditions, Israeli officials say, and about 25 more are believed to have died, but their bodies have not been returned to their families.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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What happened next, according to first responders, Jasper's aunt Amber Rosen, churchgoers, hospital officials and family members of those impacted, is a blur of violence and terror with the pop-pop-pop of an assault weapon and thick black smoke from fire hanging in the air.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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More variety creates more points of entry for young families, public servants and early-career professionals.—
Belal Aftab,
Mercury News,
30 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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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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Some workers, whose programs have alternative funding sources, continue to be paid on time.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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But as of 2025, about 1 in 6 people under age 65 do not have access to this coverage, including many small-business owners and tradespeople, as well as part-time workers and those in the gig economy.—
Christopher Robertson,
The Conversation,
7 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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