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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
Many other civil servants have thought through this process themselves.
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Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
His government has even started requiring civil servants to ditch Zoom and Microsoft Teams for a homegrown video conference system.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
The legislative process has set long-term agency priorities, and civil servants at the agencies have carried them out.
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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.
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Rund Abdelfatah,
NPR,
11 June 2026
Many in the scientific research community disagree, characterizing the changes as the White House attempting to usurp autonomy from scientists and career civil servants.
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Allison Deangelis,
STAT,
1 June 2026
It later was disclosed that Mandelson had been approved for the ambassador’s job despite failing security checks, a revelation that sparked bitter blame-trading between Starmer and senior civil servants who oversaw the security vetting.
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Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
The best way to begin this journey is to bring people into this system by expanding Medicare to civil servants, military, police, and teachers.
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Rachel Royster
may 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
On Wednesday Montana’s lieutenant governor Kristen Juras presented to a group of state lawmakers, civil servants, and a few members of the public on the legal status of corner crossing.
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Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
13 May 2026
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
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
Many in the scientific research community disagree, characterizing the changes as the White House attempting to usurp autonomy from scientists and career civil servants.
—
Allison Deangelis,
STAT,
1 June 2026
It later was disclosed that Mandelson had been approved for the ambassador’s job despite failing security checks, a revelation that sparked bitter blame-trading between Starmer and senior civil servants who oversaw the security vetting.
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Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
The best way to begin this journey is to bring people into this system by expanding Medicare to civil servants, military, police, and teachers.
—
Rachel Royster
may 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
On Wednesday Montana’s lieutenant governor Kristen Juras presented to a group of state lawmakers, civil servants, and a few members of the public on the legal status of corner crossing.
—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servants
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Rodríguez said numerous public officials died in the disaster, including security personnel, municipal employees and military officers.
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The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.
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Kean comes from a long line of public servants, stretching 250 years to the country’s founding when one of his ancestors became New Jersey’s first leader since independence.
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Pelosi said the institute will train advocates, organizers, and public servants of many stripes.
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These examples echo views presented by analysts that making employees redundant while using more AI may not necessarily offer the best route to business growth.
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Instead of pushing for forced, highly technical retraining, leaders should leverage this systemic knowledge by empowering legacy employees to use agentic AI as a data translation layer.
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The Bay Area was handed, unquestionably, the worst slate of group-stage games FIFA’s bureaucrats could manifest — five equivalents of a Tuesday night MACtion football game in a November blizzard.
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Just like there’s a dream of a workplace without workers, there’s a dream of a government without bureaucrats, right?
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There are fewer opportunities for younger workers to find mentors and soak up knowledge.
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The sheriff's office says a preliminary investigation found that workers were installing underground tanks.
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Some date labels are intended to help store clerks with inventory management.
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Police raided two vape shops in Norwalk this week and arrested the clerks at each one after allegedly finding that the shops were illegally selling marijuana products.
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“Civil servants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servants. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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