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 on the Web These are public servants, and these are partners inside the work. CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024 Such can be the reality of being a public servant in today’s West. Ben Long, The Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2024 However, Guo’s image as an enthusiastic, young public servant was called into question earlier this year when the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) received separate tip-offs from two workers from Malaysia and Vietnam. Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024 Op-ed:Richard Lugar is the single most important public servant in the history of Indiana What is Lugar known for? Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for public servant 

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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20servant. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.

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