civil servant
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of civil servant
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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“We would like to be civil servants, soldiers, prosecutors…just like we were in Ottoman times.”
The Welsh government does not publish its register of gifts accepted by civil servants but BBC Wales obtained the register for the past five years under the Freedom of Information Act.
From BBC
They include current and former politicians, civil servants, government advisers, public health experts and representatives of bereaved families.
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She noted there were concerns "about Hancock's truthfulness and reliability in UK government meetings" and that civil servants had had to "double-check what we were being told".
From BBC
A total of 31 witnesses from Wales appeared including politicians, civil servants, public health experts and representatives of bereaved families.
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