public servant
Use Public servant in a sentencepublic servant
noun
a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
Origin:
1670–80
1670–80
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| public servant | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an elected or appointed holder of a public office |
| 2. | (Austral), (NZ) British equivalent: civil servant a member of the public service |
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Example sentences
Shriver was the one who had the stuff to come into his own as a political figure and a public servant.
The building that is collapsing under the public servant's limousine is a schoolhouse.
He will be missed as a remarkable public servant and trusted colleague.
Put differently, a public servant has no right to a private life.
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