as in public servant
a worker in a government agency
took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department
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Recent Examples of civil servant
The city has designated the 17th of each month as Ohtani Day, meaning bank workers, taxi drivers and civil servants go to work in their Dodgers garb.
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Mid-career professionals and civil servants will benefit from the fellowships, in a program that aims to retain talent in small island states and bolster resilience to the impacts of climate change such as rising sea levels.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
In March, 2023, Starmer hired Sue Gray, one of the U.K.’s most senior civil servants, to be his chief of staff.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
Without civil servants who can balance political initiatives with experience, there is little to stop chaos from spiraling out of control.
—TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Mid-career professionals and civil servants will benefit from the fellowships, in a program that aims to retain talent in small island states and bolster resilience to the impacts of climate change such as rising sea levels.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
In March, 2023, Starmer hired Sue Gray, one of the U.K.’s most senior civil servants, to be his chief of staff.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
Without civil servants who can balance political initiatives with experience, there is little to stop chaos from spiraling out of control.
—TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servant
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Team Roc’s latest filing continues the organization’s efforts to expose and eradicate the corruption and prejudice amongst public servants in Kansas and other states across the country.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Known as a humble public servant and champion of civil rights, Jacobs was a U.S. Marine who fought in the Korean War.Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Nov. 2024
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Instead, thank your local county clerk for enduring four years of unfair accusations and conducting the 2024 election efficiently and effectively.Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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Last week, a Texas man was arrested for assaulting a voting clerk at an early voting site.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
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In Oklahoma, the state's top education official has tried to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for children in fifth through 12th grades.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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In addition to the funerary object, officials recovered bronze vessels used for banquets, and eight ancient urns decorated with art and inscriptions.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Cruise’s cooperation included remedial measures such as ensuring that employees identified as responsible for the falsified report are no longer employed by the firm.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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There are more than 18,000 employees at the FDA, according to the agency.Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Sometime later, a passing pipeline company worker pulled the vehicle from the ditch.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The company issued a follow-up notification at 10:41 a.m. that workers responded to a vapor release while performing maintenance on equipment.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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In July 2007, José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission (Brussels’ top bureaucrat) said rather a lot of the quiet part aloud.Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 31 Oct. 2024
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The idea that France or the United Kingdom would allow another state—let alone some unelected bureaucrat in the European Union—to dictate their nuclear postures is fanciful.Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servant. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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