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 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.
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Mid-career professionals and civil servants will benefit from the fellowships, in a program that aims to retain talent in small island states and bolster resilience to the impacts of climate change such as rising sea levels.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
In March, 2023, Starmer hired Sue Gray, one of the U.K.’s most senior civil servants, to be his chief of staff.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
Without civil servants who can balance political initiatives with experience, there is little to stop chaos from spiraling out of control.
—TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Mid-career professionals and civil servants will benefit from the fellowships, in a program that aims to retain talent in small island states and bolster resilience to the impacts of climate change such as rising sea levels.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
In March, 2023, Starmer hired Sue Gray, one of the U.K.’s most senior civil servants, to be his chief of staff.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
Without civil servants who can balance political initiatives with experience, there is little to stop chaos from spiraling out of control.
—TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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