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public servant

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1 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

Synonyms of public servant

functionary, officeholder, officer, official

Words Related to public servant

administrator, commissioner, director, executive, head, manager, regulator, superintendent, supervisor

chair, chairman

flunky (also flunkey), minion, underling

2 a worker in a government agency

concerned that the new federal agency would just add another slew of public servants to the government payroll

Synonyms of public servant

bureaucrat, civil servant, functionary, mandarin

Words Related to public servant

clerk, officeholder, official, officiary

employee (also employe), hand, hireling, jobholder, underling, worker

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