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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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
Instead, to date, some 62,000 have signed up, ranging from laid-off tech workers to former civil servants trying to make a career pivot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The victims included a former mayor, civil servants and business people from other parts of the state.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
An energy department spokeswoman noted the government was offering a financing programme for civil servants, but fewer options exist for average Filipinos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Thus installed, the newly minted civil servants fanned out to take their places in one of the research facility’s expanding inventory of buildings, each already as full as a pod ripe with peas.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
