as in employees
one who works for another for wages or a salary
more jobholders than the state agency has ever had in the past
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Noun
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The memo was included in a disclosure to senators by Whistleblower Aid, a nonprofit legal organization, based on information provided by two of their clients, government employees who are not named in the document.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026 -
So when an attack sends most employees into its shelter, at least two people must remain at the control panel to manage the system.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Crews began treating highways with brine after midnight Saturday, with 1,800 workers on 12-hour shifts, Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry said.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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That act – passed in the wake of a wave of terror by government workers affiliated with racist groups like the Ku Klux Klan – does not apply to federal employees and could not be used in a case against Ross.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Jobholders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobholders. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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