government man
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Many traders see the CFTC’s current head, Rostin Benham, as a relatively crypto-friendly government man running an underresourced agency that is nowhere near as aggressive as the SEC in prosecuting crypto.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2022
There was nothing to parse other than he looked the part of an FBI man — a government man.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2019
When stage fright paralyzed the first Eskimo speaker at a meeting in Frobisher Bay, Donald Snowden, the government man, eased his chair close to block the view of the crowd.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pisa-rev's questions about Dutch classified information were so insistent that the government man went to The Netherlands' security police.
From Time Magazine Archive
But then again, politeness is about making a guest feel welcome, which the government man certainly was not.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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