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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 of public servant
Multitudes of nonpolitical public servants, normally left in place when new presidents come in, are out.
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Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The fact that Sheila is at a crucial moment in her own career as a public servant is mentioned once and never again.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Bove made the mistake of directing this corrupt order to Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, who despite being a staunch and longtime conservative understood her role foremost as a public servant charged with upholding the law.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Here’s a rundown, with examples from previous Forbes reporting, of the ways in which government employees might end up richer than a public servant’s salary would suggest.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2025
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Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The fact that Sheila is at a crucial moment in her own career as a public servant is mentioned once and never again.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Bove made the mistake of directing this corrupt order to Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, who despite being a staunch and longtime conservative understood her role foremost as a public servant charged with upholding the law.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Here’s a rundown, with examples from previous Forbes reporting, of the ways in which government employees might end up richer than a public servant’s salary would suggest.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public servant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for public servant
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In a clip shared to social media, at least five officers appear to attempt to restrain Seirafe-Novaes.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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The car was still running when officers arrived, according to court documents.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2025
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Since January, authorities have summarily dismissed tens of thousands of civil servants with no means of appeal, setting off dozens of protests across the country.—
PATRICK VINCK,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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Jackson, who was named to the bench by President Barack Obama, rejected the contention that the statute is unconstitutional saying the Special Counsel’s job is to review unethical or unlawful practices directed at federal civil servants and help whistleblowers act without suffering reprisals.—
David Shepardson and Nate Raymond,
USA TODAY,
2 Mar. 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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Adams has denied those allegations and the quid pro quo, as has Trump’s DOJ officials.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 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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Former regional administrator Aglipay also said that the relocation of the Chicago regional office should not affect the ability of field staff to serve small-business owners.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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The White House says a former health care executive named Amy Gleason is the department’s acting administrator.—
Jess Bidgood,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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When colleges join hands through the NCAA to set eligibility rules to play sports, those colleges are excluding students, rather than employees or prospective employees, from eligibility.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Musk is the multibillionaire tech executive who has become a close ally of President Donald Trump, heading up the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has laid off thousands of U.S. government employees and shut down federal programs in a matter of weeks.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
10 Mar. 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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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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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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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20servant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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