public servant

noun

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: a government official or employee

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the new governor vowed that he would always remember why he was called a public servant and not the people's master concerned that the new federal agency would just add another slew of public servants to the government payroll
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That job turned Greenspan into a dedicated public servant. — Paul Wachtel, The Conversation, 23 June 2026 Pelosi said the institute will train advocates, organizers, and public servants of many stripes. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Woods pleaded guilty to committing a cybercrime, perjury, attempting to influence a public servant and forgery. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 June 2026 Joe stayed at the NCI as a public servant for a half-century, when a scientist of his stature surely could have left to help start a biotech company and made millions. — Lawrence Ingrassia, STAT, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for public servant

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First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of public servant was in 1671

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public servant

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: a governmental official or employee
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