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
That’s because probationary workers, who have typically been in their position for a year or less, have fewer protections after they’re removed than do career civil servants, said David Eric Lewis, a political science professor at Vanderbilt University.
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Annie Nova,lorie Konish,greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
But in the transactional world of Trump, Musk, and DOGE, the concept of career civil servants taking lower-paying, apolitical work to serve an intangible greater good is naive at best.
—Adam Chandler, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
While many civil servants have been alarmed by the DOGE quest to look into sensitive government systems, some have been enthusiastic about it.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Violence and threats of violence are taking a toll on our institutions and our civil servants.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Annie Nova,lorie Konish,greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
But in the transactional world of Trump, Musk, and DOGE, the concept of career civil servants taking lower-paying, apolitical work to serve an intangible greater good is naive at best.
—Adam Chandler, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
While many civil servants have been alarmed by the DOGE quest to look into sensitive government systems, some have been enthusiastic about it.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Violence and threats of violence are taking a toll on our institutions and our civil servants.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil servant
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These are often younger federal employees who have worked their way up the ladder, and who represent the next generation of public servants.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2025
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The affected population includes many public servants—teachers, firefighters, police officers, federal employees under the Civil Service Retirement System, and even those working under foreign social security systems.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The New York man charged with what police said was a racially motivated attack of a Black hotel clerk in Mystic nearly four years ago has filed a lawsuit seeking $500,000 from his former lawyers.—
Greg Smith,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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According to the Will County circuit court clerk’s office, Czuba is scheduled for sentencing on May 2.—
Sophia Tareen and Melissa Perez Winder,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Dwight Howard, the best player on the franchise’s 2008-09 Eastern Conference championship team and Orlando’s career leader in total points, rebounds and blocks, will be inducted into the Magic’s Hall of Fame later this month, team officials announced Thursday night.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Privately, one Russian official told me the US-Russian economic cooperation deals being discussed behind closed doors may have appealed.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Instead of meaningful, long-term change, many organizations chose a checklist approach: hire a disabled employee, showcase their story in marketing campaigns, enter an industry award, and call it progress.—
Jessica Smith,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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Start doing everything within your power to drive, support, and reward those high priority behaviors in every employee within your sphere.—
Bruce Tulgan,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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There’s a lot of talk in the Florida Legislature right now about cracking down on unauthorized workers in the state.—
Thomas Kennedy,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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This particular set would be sold to a bigger supplier that would then ship the lights and other components to a plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where 4,400 American workers build GMC's Sierra truck.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Zelensky thanked at least 38 heads of state, former heads of state, bureaucrats, ministers, and other officials from 26 countries, quoting their statements of support.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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Prescriptive one-size-fits-all mandates authored by state and county bureaucrats only hinder the ability of teachers to use their gifts.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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