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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
These rules exist to ensure that public servants act in the nation’s interest, not their own.
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The ouster of Hayden is part of a broader pattern of political targeting of women and Black public servants across the federal government.
—Alondra Nelson, Time, 13 May 2025
The group’s founder and leading light is Antonio Cabrera, who combines the talents of an entrepreneur, an intellectual entrepreneur, and a former public servant.
—Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
This victory is for public servants to get their rightful salaries.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The ouster of Hayden is part of a broader pattern of political targeting of women and Black public servants across the federal government.
—Alondra Nelson, Time, 13 May 2025
The group’s founder and leading light is Antonio Cabrera, who combines the talents of an entrepreneur, an intellectual entrepreneur, and a former public servant.
—Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
This victory is for public servants to get their rightful salaries.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public servant
Noun
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Another woman was arrested after allegedly assaulting an officer, too.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Hundreds of law enforcement officers at the local, state and federal level spent nearly two weeks searching for Hardin, using dogs, drones and aircraft, at times hampered by severe weather.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Like other civil servants, immigration judges can't be fired because of their politics.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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Elon Musk, an unelected citizen, has led a squadron of twentysomethings on a spree through the federal government, laying off tens of thousands of civil servants, shuttering the U.S. Agency for International Development, and seizing control of the Treasury Department’s payment system.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The suit claims that (airport) officials implemented ad hoc restrictions without public notice or justification, including an undocumented policy that selectively limited the number of Boeing 757-200 aircraft permitted on the ground per day.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Members of the Marine Corps could start arriving in the Los Angeles area as soon as Tuesday, a defense official told CBS News.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
10 June 2025
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Months later, police arrested Hoffman, a store clerk, and he was found guilty of beating the young father-to-be with a claw hammer and shooting him.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The clerk opened the register and stuffed his bag with cash before the man fled on foot.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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The initial feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, reducing delays, lowering operational costs, and significantly improving job satisfaction among both clinicians and administrators.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Undercover journalists caught an administrator at UNC bragging about pushing DEI despite it being banned.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
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In November, a 12-person jury unanimously found Royal Bengal’s former president guilty of conspiring with other employees, wire fraud and money laundering.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2025
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But more than 700 park service employees did accept buyouts, leaving fewer workers to collect entrance fees, clean toilets or help with search-and-rescue efforts.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Two Israeli embassy workers in Washington, DC, were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in late May, and an arsonist set the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion on fire on the first night of Passover because of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s views on the war in Gaza, according to search warrants.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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State government has made the education and training of skilled aerospace workers an important priority.—
Yogi Tharanibalan,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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Moreover, tensions are emerging among Russian elites as a result of Putin’s efforts to push aside existing business leaders, bureaucrats, and others in favor of loyalists who adhere to the regime’s ideology or at least pay lip service to it, such as war veterans.—
ANDREI YAKOVLEV,
Foreign Affairs,
16 May 2025
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The Empire is full of bickering bureaucrats, which is fun to watch though bad for getting the Death Star done in a timely manner, and Darth Vader power walks into scenes that both undermine his icon status yet also cement it.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20servant. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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