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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The results were disastrous, suggesting what might happen if Trump manages to replace thousands of civil servants with political appointees.
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TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
Most of the others are civil servants, including FBI agents, NIH scientists, National Park rangers and IRS auditors — all of whom would be affected by the changes Trump has proposed.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
This was something of a feat, given that, in deference to ethics laws, the cocktails, food, and party favors were estimated to be worth less than seventy dollars per person—a fact that was widely advertised, to make Hill staffers and civil servants feel comfortable attending.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024
Instead, Covell’s darkly funny saga is a fantastical/modern-day mashup that ranges between Zeus’ resplendent palace on Mount Olympus and the Underworld, which is envisioned as a Kafkaesque nightmare crawling with humorless civil servants.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2024
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TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
Most of the others are civil servants, including FBI agents, NIH scientists, National Park rangers and IRS auditors — all of whom would be affected by the changes Trump has proposed.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
This was something of a feat, given that, in deference to ethics laws, the cocktails, food, and party favors were estimated to be worth less than seventy dollars per person—a fact that was widely advertised, to make Hill staffers and civil servants feel comfortable attending.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024
Instead, Covell’s darkly funny saga is a fantastical/modern-day mashup that ranges between Zeus’ resplendent palace on Mount Olympus and the Underworld, which is envisioned as a Kafkaesque nightmare crawling with humorless civil servants.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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