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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Is there anything that Congress can do to protect some of these civil servants?
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CBS News, 13 July 2025
In total, the 2,145 senior staff make up the bulk of the 2,694 civil servants who have agreed to leave NASA through early retirements, buyouts, or deferred resignation offers — part of a wider administration effort to pare down the federal workforce.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The proposed Trump rule would change that ratio to 1 in every 5 civil servant staff, which is a 500-times increase in political appointment saturation.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Among all Artemis programs, KSC employs about 700 civil servants and 3,850 contractors, according to NASA.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
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CBS News, 13 July 2025
In total, the 2,145 senior staff make up the bulk of the 2,694 civil servants who have agreed to leave NASA through early retirements, buyouts, or deferred resignation offers — part of a wider administration effort to pare down the federal workforce.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The proposed Trump rule would change that ratio to 1 in every 5 civil servant staff, which is a 500-times increase in political appointment saturation.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Among all Artemis programs, KSC employs about 700 civil servants and 3,850 contractors, according to NASA.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for civil servant
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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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