civil servant
noun
1
: a member of a civil service
2
: a member of the administrative staff of an international agency
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took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department
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The position is typically occupied by civil servants, engineers, scientists or, more recently, politicians.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
This will only give Elon Musk more power to dismantle the people's government with as little resistance from dedicated civil servants as possible—further weakening the federal government's ability to serve the American people.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The employees can challenge their firings in the Merit Systems Protection Board, which is charged with protecting civil servants.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
The position is typically occupied by civil servants, engineers, scientists or, more recently, politicians.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
This will only give Elon Musk more power to dismantle the people's government with as little resistance from dedicated civil servants as possible—further weakening the federal government's ability to serve the American people.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The employees can challenge their firings in the Merit Systems Protection Board, which is charged with protecting civil servants.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
The position is typically occupied by civil servants, engineers, scientists or, more recently, politicians.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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