civil servant

noun

Synonyms of civil servant next

: a member of a civil service

: a member of the administrative staff of an international agency

Examples of civil servant in a Sentence

took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department

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One of eight children born to a father who was a midlevel civil servant and a mother who sold vegetables, Happi lived in Sangmélima, a small town surrounded by dense rain forest. —

Byjon Cohen, science.org, 9 Aug. 2024 Thousands of civil servants go on strike as part of a nationwide civil disobedience movement. —

Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024 After going on a borrowing binge following the 2008 financial crisis to prop up growth, and then dealing with a costly pandemic, many localities are now struggling to meet daily spending needs, like paying civil servants. —

L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024 Partisan political officials could pressure career civil servants to carry out Trump’s orders. —

Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for civil servant

Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of civil servant was in 1767

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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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