civil servant
noun
1
: a member of a civil service
2
: 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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But in March, the same senior civil servant called again to ask him to re-apply.
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 May 2025
The order creates a new employment category for many career civil servants, effectively stripping them of employment protections.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
Fridays have become some of the most nerve-racking times for mass firings of civil servants since President Donald Trump took office on January 20 and established DOGE.
—Nathan Layne, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The former Congolese civil servant spent much of the last two years in fatigues, as the head of a coalition of rebel groups fighting for control of the country’s east.
—Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 May 2025
The order creates a new employment category for many career civil servants, effectively stripping them of employment protections.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
Fridays have become some of the most nerve-racking times for mass firings of civil servants since President Donald Trump took office on January 20 and established DOGE.
—Nathan Layne, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The former Congolese civil servant spent much of the last two years in fatigues, as the head of a coalition of rebel groups fighting for control of the country’s east.
—Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for civil servant
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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