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
On the night he ran away, Farmer Kolkman had decided to punish Bally for his impertinence in front of the government man by withholding Madame Kolkman's glasses indefinitely.
From Time Magazine Archive
Baiting their trap with a harmless but official-looking document, the police let the government man trade it to Tarasov for cash.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jinx snuck a look at the government man sitting in the second row.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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