civil servant
noun
a civil-service employee.
civil servants
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pluralof civil servant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Survivors, including tens of thousands of residents, non-emergency civil servants, commuters and students, have to display symptoms first.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
But he argued that he has faced difficulty convincing business leaders and top civil servants to run for political office.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
There was a “recognition that donnish brainpower—whether embodied in scientific experts, staff office strategists, temporary civil servants or economists tasked with Lend-Lease negotiations—had played a significant part in winning the war.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The 18 mayors will be able to request civil servants with the particular skills they need and Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the scheme would help communities "unleash and unlock their own potential".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
We had, for instance, some civil servants, some nurses, clerical workers, salesmen from the department stores.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
