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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
Peters was convicted in 2024 on seven criminal charges, including felony attempt to influence a public servant.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Mueller will be remembered as an eminent public servant.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Sullivan noted there’s almost two dozen former public servants running for office this cycle and said the group is planning to put out their first round of endorsements within the next week or two.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 23 Mar. 2026
Lawyers and judges across San Antonio remembered him as a formidable trial lawyer, mentor and public servant whose influence shaped generations of attorneys.
—Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Mueller will be remembered as an eminent public servant.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Sullivan noted there’s almost two dozen former public servants running for office this cycle and said the group is planning to put out their first round of endorsements within the next week or two.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 23 Mar. 2026
Lawyers and judges across San Antonio remembered him as a formidable trial lawyer, mentor and public servant whose influence shaped generations of attorneys.
—Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public servant
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All of this is assuming the team actually takes part, which Iranian officials called into question because of the country's war with the United States and Israel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Federal officials have been quiet about the incident since Tuesday afternoon.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The second section deals with the military and civil servants and the courtiers who excelled by dint of their literary skills or musical genius.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Thailand introduced a four-day workweek for civil servants, and ordered higher office air-conditioning temperatures to curb demand.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The suspect drove through several red lights while officers trailed behind in the Westchester, Inglewood and South LA neighborhoods.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Tulare County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) said in a statement shared on Facebook that Morales opened fire on them, striking an officer later identified as Deputy Randy Hoppert, 35.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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This has actually been a plot point of The Pitt’s second season, with a cyber-hack forcing the hospital to temporarily bring back hospital clerk Monica, who blames her layoff on the hospital overly digitizing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Several candidates, including Marx, pledged to free the former Mesa County clerk, who was convicted for orchestrating a plot to sneak a third party into a secure area to examine voting equipment after the 2020 election.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Derek Barrs took over as administrator of FMCSA in October.—
Ashley Velie,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The standoff also comes as LAUSD faces pressure from multiple labor groups at once, including UTLA, Service Employees International Union Local 99, which represents roughly 30,000 support staff, and the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles, which represents about 3,000 administrators.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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But since the state’s cuts to Medicaid payments for certain services, and the launch of the FBI investigation in 2024, ARC has laid off hundreds of employees and shuttered dozens of facilities, leaving some clients homeless.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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The big story In this photograph taken on September 23, 2025, employees work at a garment factory in Tiruppur, in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, these workers fell below the threshold of hours needed to qualify for health benefits.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Here’s hoping that Nitehawk’s union-busting management learns from Alamo’s fatal self-own, signs a mutually respectful contract with its workers, and continues to provide a blessedly phone-free theatrical experience.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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The fiduciary standards are developed in part by government bureaucrats.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The bureaucrats of the New Deal understood that very well.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20servant. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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