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public servant

noun

Definition of public servant

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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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 Joe was a public servant who cared deeply about Maryland and continues today as a lawyer who understands the importance of justice. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026 Using crowdsourcing techniques, VroniPlag Wiki in Germany and Dissernet in Russia have exposed numerous instances of plagiarism by public servants in their dissertations and academic publications. — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 However, the former public servant was ultimately banned from leaving the country. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 Women, especially in urban centers, worked as doctors, lawyers, judges, journalists, and public servants. — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for public servant

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The senior Iranian official said the country has been rebuilding its military capabilities since the most intense period of the war ended in April and has enough missiles for a lengthy conflict.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
While coaches and officials might be more careful around female reporters, the general view of women in the industry has not changed.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of official

Noun

Such a large amount is a shock to ordinary civil servants who earn six or seven thousand yuan a month.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Among ordinary Russians and civil servants alike, proliferating social controls and prosecutions for treason have created a pervasive climate of mistrust and fueled a sense of paralysis.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of civil servant

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Bossell is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, third-degree assault of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and tampering with a motor vehicle in connection with the death of 29-year-old Graham Hoffman.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Carrie Skains, the former human resources director at Trinity Valley School, alleged in the suit that the school’s chief financial officer, Adam Wojtelwicz, berated her and other female employees.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of officer

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Requests for comment sent to the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and the local circuit court clerk were not immediately returned.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
The court clerk of Oklahoma’s Western District declined to comment on behalf of the district and the judges.

— Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of clerk

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Buoyed by her leadership of the multi-billion-dollar expansion project last decade, Espino moves up from deputy administrator to take full command of the canal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
But at this point, many SEC administrators would rather find out by getting a win or by losing and then moving forward with that knowledge.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of administrator

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The first phase is expected to be completed in 2029 and will bring together at least 3,000 employees.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Rudin had stepped away from producing in 2021, after a Hollywood Reporter story detailed multiple claims from Rudin’s former employees of bullying and verbal abuse as well as throwing objects at staff.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of employee

Noun

Singapore pays its political leaders high salaries to attract talent and deter graft, but the issue is thorny in the city-state, where the median wage worker made S$5,775 ($736) a month in 2025.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
To give workers more, the DSA would basically end capitalism.

— Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of worker

Noun

Borrowers need to keep opportunities to educate themselves about the nuances of credit cards, not cede for some bureaucrat to decide what risk should cost.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Seba Zarea, a likably frank Saudi bureaucrat who helps run the Culinary Arts Commission, told me that the decision required years of discussion.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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