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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
John Aubrey was the consumate public servant.
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Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Heskett was charged with two counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count of tampering with physical evidence, all felonies, according to Jefferson County court records.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
During the presidency of Richard Nixon, public servants at the DOJ felt squeezed between what the president wanted and what the law required.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
During the pandemic, temporary waivers helped thousands of public servants finally qualify.
—Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Heskett was charged with two counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count of tampering with physical evidence, all felonies, according to Jefferson County court records.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
During the presidency of Richard Nixon, public servants at the DOJ felt squeezed between what the president wanted and what the law required.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
During the pandemic, temporary waivers helped thousands of public servants finally qualify.
—Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public servant
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Ingraham was additionally designated as the future chair of the company's compensation committee, which could give her a key role in determining the compensation of officers and directors.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Their safety during the night could be at risk, said Peg Dierkers, chief executive officer of Bethany House, the largest of the three local family shelters.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Prospect also has civil servant members across a variety of government departments.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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The government has also followed through on Vought’s earlier threat to fire a massive number of civil servants if the shutdown were not averted.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
20 Oct. 2025
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He Weidong, China’s number two general, and navy admiral Miao Hua, the Chinese military’s former top political officer, are the latest senior military officials to be targeted in a campaign against corruption in the People’s Liberation Army.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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In a letter obtained by PEOPLE that was sent to students and faculty in the Neshaminy School District, officials confirmed Duffy's death.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Hernandez, of Maple Shade, New Jersey, confessed soon after his brother-in-law told detectives the store clerk may have been a suspect, The New York Times reported.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Anyone with court business is directed to contact the appropriate clerk’s office to find out what is still operating.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
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His mother, Margaret, spent more than 20 years as a schoolteacher and administrator.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Indiana Daily Student has over $400,000 to spend, but the former adviser of the paper said administrators hamstrung his ability to use those funds, worsening the newspaper's deficit spending.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
17 Oct. 2025
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The council had already rejected Allied once before, months earlier, over settlements — including back wages — that the company has had to pay out to current and former employees.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Nestlé announces layoffs Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil announced in a LinkedIn post on Thursday that the company is laying off more than 16,000 employees—mostly white-collar positions—to cut costs.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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And the policies are projected to have far-ranging effects on most areas of business, including a potential loss of hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers in sectors like information and educational and health services.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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His focus on worker satisfaction drew loyalty in-house and exasperation from Wall Street.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Their innovation is to replace the demagogue’s roar with the bureaucrat’s moral superiority.—
Alexis Coe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Amid the aftermath, as aid groups and Taliban bureaucrats were assisting those injured and left homeless by the earthquake, other Taliban officials twice suspended most internet and cellular reception throughout Afghanistan, complicating aid efforts.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20servant. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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