Thesaurus results for PUBLIC SERVANT

public servant

noun

as in officer

a person who holds a public office the new governor made a vow that he would always remember why he was called a public servant

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as in civil servant

a worker in a government agency concerned that the new federal agency would just add another slew of public servants to the government payroll

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Recent Examples on the Web These are public servants, and these are partners inside the work. —

CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024 Such can be the reality of being a public servant in today’s West. —

Ben Long, The Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2024 However, Guo’s image as an enthusiastic, young public servant was called into question earlier this year when the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) received separate tip-offs from two workers from Malaysia and Vietnam. —

Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024 Op-ed:Richard Lugar is the single most important public servant in the history of Indiana What is Lugar known for? —

Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for public servant

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