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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Bevan said the men are from all ages and backgrounds: fathers, civil servants, military personnel, and paramedics.
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
This nonprofit, supported by Sweden’s prime minister, provides agentic AI free for two years to 2.3 million Swedes, including civil servants, students, teachers, researchers and nonprofits.
—Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Other executive-level turnover among career civil servants is creating vacancies on the bureau's Data Stewardship Executive Policy Committee, a key internal decision-making body focused on protecting the confidentiality of the information collected from survey participants.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
America's housing crisis has reached a fevered pitch, hitting hardest in two key areas: affordable housing for low-income families and workforce housing for middle-income earners like police officers, teachers, civil servants, and private-sector staff.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
This nonprofit, supported by Sweden’s prime minister, provides agentic AI free for two years to 2.3 million Swedes, including civil servants, students, teachers, researchers and nonprofits.
—Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Other executive-level turnover among career civil servants is creating vacancies on the bureau's Data Stewardship Executive Policy Committee, a key internal decision-making body focused on protecting the confidentiality of the information collected from survey participants.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
America's housing crisis has reached a fevered pitch, hitting hardest in two key areas: affordable housing for low-income families and workforce housing for middle-income earners like police officers, teachers, civil servants, and private-sector staff.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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