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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Thousands of civil servants go on strike as part of a nationwide civil disobedience movement.
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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
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.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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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
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.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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