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as in officer
a person who holds a public office
the new governor made a vow that he would always remember why he was called a public servant
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as in civil servant
a worker in a government agency
concerned that the new federal agency would just add another slew of public servants to the government payroll
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Recent Examples of public servant
During the pandemic, temporary waivers helped thousands of public servants finally qualify.
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Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Yes, If the spit targets a public servant, such as a police officer, the charge can escalate to a third-degree felony which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Monarez is an accomplished scientist and career public servant.
—Jordan Miller, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Our judges are dedicated public servants who serve with integrity.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
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Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Yes, If the spit targets a public servant, such as a police officer, the charge can escalate to a third-degree felony which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Monarez is an accomplished scientist and career public servant.
—Jordan Miller, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Our judges are dedicated public servants who serve with integrity.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public servant
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In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis has taken up the anti-immigrant campaign aggressively, deputizing law-enforcement officers to assist ICE in its roundups.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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One person was killed and three others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Pala early Sunday morning, according to California Highway Patrol officers.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Immigration judges, who are more like civil servants, can approve or deny a final order of deportation.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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She was raised in colonial French Africa, where her father was a civil servant, and often uses it as a setting for her films.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Sep. 2025
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Authorities on Friday deemed a threat of a shooting at Sylvan Hills Junior High School and Sylvan Hills High School to not be credible, but Sherwood police provided additional security at the two campuses for the remainder of the school day, a Pulaski County Special School District official said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Sep. 2025
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Reeve’s first technical was being upset with the officials for the physicality being used on Collier in the second quarter.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Only in New York can a child raised in a tenement in Bushwick, who once worked as a squeegee boy and a mailroom clerk, rise to become mayor.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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This is Mozelle Carr, Skeet’s sister and the county clerk.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Roberts has worked in education for decades, holding roles as a classroom teacher, school administrator and executive leader.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Mary Castlebury, who was a principal under Pendleton, said her superintendent helped her confront challenges as a fellow Black administrator.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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University of Arkansas-North Arkansas College employees will benefit from becoming part of a larger network of 28,000 employees within the UA System, which operates with a total budget exceeding $4 billion, according to Micki Somers, the college's director of public relations.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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Kelly said trustees needed more time to study policies and to discuss how allowing time for prayer and Bible reading and other religious texts will impact students and employees who are Jewish, Hindu, Muslim or Buddhist.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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Authorities said the building’s foundation pillars gave way while construction workers were laying down concrete.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Union workers at the JFK location in North Little Rock participated in a nationwide strike in December 2024.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
29 Sep. 2025
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This is a story involving how a PA lawsuit exposed extremely questionable conduct by one career bureaucrat at the National Security Agency (NSA).—
Patrick Eddington,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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Unlike human bureaucrats who resist change, algorithms execute precisely.—
Tanner H. Jones,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20servant. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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