Thesaurus results for PUBLIC SERVANT

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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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 First of all, Alvaro Bedoya is an outstanding public servant. — Cristian Farias, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 On Wednesday, July 15, the monarch visited Heroes On The Water Isle of Man, a charity that supports military veterans, emergency service personnel and other uniformed public servants through kayak angling and outdoor activities. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 South Carolina was fortunate to have such a committed public servant in its corner. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 12 July 2026 The Coalition urges Congress to ensure that Tiered Standard payments count for PSLF, allowing more public servants access to forgiveness. — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for public servant

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The report noted that seven Miami-Dade building officials did not submit information to the state, and analysts said Aventura did not respond to questions about whether any buildings had been vacated.

— David Smiley, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Last week, state officials were invited to a meeting with community leaders to discuss a path forward.

— DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

Definition of official

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The proposals are first subject to formal verification by civil servants and after which there is a final vote.

— Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The newest proposal to plug them — a nondisclosure agreement that federal agencies may roll out to more than 2 million civil servants — is unlikely to improve matters.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of civil servant

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When officers approached the vehicle, the man pulled a handgun and officers fired on him, Garcia said.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
That evening, midnight-shift officers spotted the animal trotting on a residential street in the area and slowly pursued it in a patrol vehicle, some of which was shown in a short video clip the police department posted on social media Friday.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

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The former clerk has also been a vocal defender of Kansas City’s new congressional district, which Republicans redrew last year.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
The lawsuit asks a judge to order the Wisconsin Elections Commission not to distribute its guidance to the roughly 2,000 clerks who run elections at the local level that says voters can't request a new ballot.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

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School calendar changes are driven by multiple factors, including reducing summer learning loss, increasing instructional time to prepare for standardized testing, and responding to teacher and administrator preferences.

— The Conversation, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Margie Vela of Amazon Web Services led discussions about artificial intelligence (AI), including hands-on training in agentic AI for university administrators.

— Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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Two Boston city councilors are pushing for a change in city law that would require Mayor Michelle Wu to report street projects annually as Wu faces criticism for stalling road work before a city employee was killed by a truck.

— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
As companies lack clear personal branding policies, Taylor believes employees like her are proactively shaping future corporate guidelines, volunteering to lead this evolving professional frontier.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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The building appears to be still in the framing stage with workers making adjustments to the concrete pylons as cars zip past.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
From a human trafficking sweep, to a mistrial in the K Street mass shooting case, to a look at a state worker Reddit community, here’s a rundown of the top Sacramento stories on July 21.

— Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of worker

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Collecting bureaucrats’ signatures is at best a distraction from those efforts.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
These incidents rarely appear in the statistics politicians and bureaucrats cite when assuring the public that downtown is moving in the right direction.

— Jonathan Beaton, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

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