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
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
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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