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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Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine that protects a number of government workers, like police officers or civil servants, in a state agency from legal liability.
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Anthony Hennen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 July 2024
Smith has also worked for the U.S. Army as a civil servant as well as in the state's Commonwealth Office of Technology.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
If there's no consensus out of that review, the final decision could go to NASA's most senior civil servant, Jim Free, or NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2024
This sort of national political exposure comes for these career civil servants at a major inflection point for the country.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
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Anthony Hennen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 July 2024
Smith has also worked for the U.S. Army as a civil servant as well as in the state's Commonwealth Office of Technology.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
If there's no consensus out of that review, the final decision could go to NASA's most senior civil servant, Jim Free, or NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2024
This sort of national political exposure comes for these career civil servants at a major inflection point for the country.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20servant. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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