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as in officials
a person who holds a public office
the new governor made a vow that he would always remember why he was called a public servant
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as in civil servants
a worker in a government agency
concerned that the new federal agency would just add another slew of public servants to the government payroll
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Noun
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Police asked people to stay out of the area while a large contingent of officers continued to search for the suspect, Beckwith said.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2025 -
As officers approached, the suspect took off running toward the crowded parking lot and the drive-thru area.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The report’s headline finding—claiming that just six per cent of federal employees work full time in their offices—was quickly debunked.—
Charlie Tyson,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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That would require terminating tens of thousands of employees after the VA expanded during the Biden administration, as well as to cover veterans impacted by burn pits under the 2022 PACT Act.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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The third of a tea seller’s six children, Modi is a departure from the pedigreed, English-speaking bureaucrats who governed India for most of its post-independence history.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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That’s not surprising, given that the state’s education bureaucrats consciously developed the multipoint dashboard to conceal the chronic lack of academic achievement.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
15 Dec. 2024
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Someone left the two puppies in front of the shelter’s door while workers were on a lunch break, according to social media posts.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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With technological advancements in AI and machine learning threatening to displace workers—or, at least, that’s a fear—these innately human competencies will set businesses apart.—
Juan Carlos Santiago,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Public servants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20servants. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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