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as in official
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
Teachers, nurses, engineers, construction workers, hospitality staff, and public servants flow south and west into Orange and Seminole counties.
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Christopher Bellingham, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Lifelong public servant with experience in leadership, compliance and community protection.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
One was charged with assault on a public servant, resisting arrest, interfering with public duties, consumption and possession of alcohol by a minor.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers, judges and other public servants, all under groundless presidential attack.
—James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
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Christopher Bellingham, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Lifelong public servant with experience in leadership, compliance and community protection.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
One was charged with assault on a public servant, resisting arrest, interfering with public duties, consumption and possession of alcohol by a minor.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers, judges and other public servants, all under groundless presidential attack.
—James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public servant
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Five people have died, and dozens of others were injured after a massive pileup of more than 30 vehicles in Colorado, officials say.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Yet in 2024, county officials nonetheless gave the coalition a second contract.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Chichi, meanwhile, has moved to Tokyo and become a civil servant.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Last year, approximately three hundred and fifty-two thousand civil servants left their jobs, fulfilling one of the Administration’s stated goals of dismantling the government bureaucracy and demoralizing the federal workforce.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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The two officers may be fired and potentially face criminal prosecution, Lyons said.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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An immigration officer chased Aljorna who, according to the government, violently resisted arrest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The DuPage County clerk was given a court order to take Brown's name off the ballot for not having enough signatures.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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That included a contract with a former clerk to help with the name verification process for the public safety training center referendum brought by critics in an attempt to halt the process.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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That could mean school administrators will have hard decisions of their own on what programs to offer.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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The transitional committee, made up of Palestinian administrators, has met in Egypt but has not yet entered Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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But Calm’s push beyond the consumer business has also given Ko insights into the fraying mental health of the people in charge of those employees.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Geoff Davis doesn’t want his employees to have to rely on tips.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the women and their husbands found out about the data center project from speaking directly to the workers hired to move dirt and dig runoff ditches ahead of construction.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Amazon has often fielded criticism of its warehouse working conditions, and has been cited in the past for exposing workers to ergonomic hazards.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
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Education decisions belong with parents, not bureaucrats.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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When Vance attended the annual Munich Security Conference as a first-term senator, in 2024, he got fed up with the European Union bureaucrats and took off early to reconnect with Dreher, who had come from Budapest, over beer and sausages.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20servant. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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