as in public servant
a worker in a government agency
took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department
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Recent Examples of civil servant
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.
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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
More fundamental is that Harris, unlike Trump, is not obsessed with using presidential power to persecute critics, overturn elections, stamp out peaceful dissent, replace legions of civil servants with rabid loyalists or act as a dictator on Day One.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
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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
More fundamental is that Harris, unlike Trump, is not obsessed with using presidential power to persecute critics, overturn elections, stamp out peaceful dissent, replace legions of civil servants with rabid loyalists or act as a dictator on Day One.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servant
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Others, however, held that term limits are wrong for Morgan Hill, saying the measure would needlessly remove dedicated public servants from office.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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In her time as a public servant, Rep. Lee became the first Black woman elected to the State Senate from Northern California, holding the distinction of the highest-ranking Black woman in Democratic leadership.Shamira Ibrahim, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Absentee ballots can be returned at a local clerk's office, at a secure drop box, or through the mail.Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Take proof of residency — a driver's license, utility bill, bank statement or paycheck are acceptable — to your local clerk's office by 8pm.Joe Guillen, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chinese officials fear that Russia’s influence over the insular dictatorship is growing at China’s expense.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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All three counties that make up Colorado’s 8th Congressional District had concluded ballot counting by late Saturday night, election officials said.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Cruise’s cooperation included remedial measures such as ensuring that employees identified as responsible for the falsified report are no longer employed by the firm.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The company has two full-time employees and is supported by a Board of Advisors from various sectors to guide its business strategy.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Sometime later, a passing pipeline company worker pulled the vehicle from the ditch.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The company issued a follow-up notification at 10:41 a.m. that workers responded to a vapor release while performing maintenance on equipment.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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In July 2007, José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission (Brussels’ top bureaucrat) said rather a lot of the quiet part aloud.Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 31 Oct. 2024
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The idea that France or the United Kingdom would allow another state—let alone some unelected bureaucrat in the European Union—to dictate their nuclear postures is fanciful.Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servant. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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