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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
Our judges are dedicated public servants who serve with integrity.
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Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
That’s why another goal of Independent Indiana is offering resources for independent candidates who demonstrate a real desire to be a public servant, solve problems and be fiscally responsible — the three features Gotsch and Independent Indiana are looking for.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Last year, Mexico experienced its deadliest election campaign in history, with around 200 politicians, candidates and public servants murdered in the lead-up to June elections.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Volcker, a dedicated public servant, held senior posts in the Kennedy/Johnson, Nixon and other administrations.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
That’s why another goal of Independent Indiana is offering resources for independent candidates who demonstrate a real desire to be a public servant, solve problems and be fiscally responsible — the three features Gotsch and Independent Indiana are looking for.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Last year, Mexico experienced its deadliest election campaign in history, with around 200 politicians, candidates and public servants murdered in the lead-up to June elections.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Volcker, a dedicated public servant, held senior posts in the Kennedy/Johnson, Nixon and other administrations.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public servant
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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI has hired Mike Liberatore, former finance chief at Elon Musk's xAI, to be the artificial intelligence startup's business finance officer, responsible for overseeing its massive infrastructure spending.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to police, 26 officers were injured during the demonstration in London and at least 25 arrests were made.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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What’s most important, both men say, is to allow the career civil servants at BLS to carry out their jobs.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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In 2018, Liu Yuliang, a civil servant in Xinjiang, was ordered to the home of a young police officer in his village.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Israel's assault on Gaza since October 2023 has killed over 64,000 people, according to Palestinian health officials, while internally displacing almost all Gaza's population, and set off a starvation crisis.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Polish officials said Russian drones pierced their airspace 19 times from late Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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His teenage son, John Wesley, worked as a clerk who tuned stringed instruments.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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The application goes to the city clerk and then gets sent to The Citizen Advisory Committee on the Naming of Streets.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The observatory is named for NASA's second-ever administrator.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Alabama State University, Virginia State University, Hampton University in Virginia, Southern University in Louisiana, Clark Atlanta University, and nearby Spelman College were among the campuses impacted, as administrators, students and faculty moved to safety.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Al Jazeera employees even reportedly work with the terrorist group to identify protesters.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP What To Know The Secret Service has launched an internal review into the screening failure on August 31, and the employee responsible for searching the guest's bag has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of that review, the agency said.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Rural farmers could receive payments, urban workers could send money home and millions joined the formal economy for the first time.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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It’s gotten so bad that, in one of the largest H-2A criminal cases ever, a federal judge described the abuse of these workers as a form of modern-day slavery.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Besides Japanese bureaucrats and businessmen, the local Taiwanese elite flocked to photo studios as well.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
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But what other, more-restrictive standard could Treasury use that doesn’t risk running afoul of the statutory guidance based on a bureaucrat’s subjective judgment?—
Ben Ritz,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20servant. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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