Thesaurus results for CIVIL SERVANTS

civil servants

noun

plural of civil servant

as in officials

a worker in a government agency took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department

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Recent Examples of civil servants Many other civil servants have thought through this process themselves. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 The legislative process has set long-term agency priorities, and civil servants at the agencies have carried them out. — Mark Histed, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 The best way to begin this journey is to bring people into this system by expanding Medicare to civil servants, military, police, and teachers. — Rachel Royster may 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026 His government has even started requiring civil servants to ditch Zoom and Microsoft Teams for a homegrown video conference system. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 This includes everyone from the president of the United States to members of Congress, to state and local officials, and even civil servants like local librarians. — Rund Abdelfatah, NPR, 11 June 2026 On Wednesday Montana’s lieutenant governor Kristen Juras presented to a group of state lawmakers, civil servants, and a few members of the public on the legal status of corner crossing. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 May 2026 Many in the scientific research community disagree, characterizing the changes as the White House attempting to usurp autonomy from scientists and career civil servants. — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 1 June 2026 It later was disclosed that Mandelson had been approved for the ambassador’s job despite failing security checks, a revelation that sparked bitter blame-trading between Starmer and senior civil servants who oversaw the security vetting. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

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Noun

Rodríguez said numerous public officials died in the disaster, including security personnel, municipal employees and military officers.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of officials

Noun

Kean comes from a long line of public servants, stretching 250 years to the country’s founding when one of his ancestors became New Jersey’s first leader since independence.

— Mike Catalini, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Pelosi said the institute will train advocates, organizers, and public servants of many stripes.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of public servants

Noun

Some older employees who have benefited from a booming stock market may be retiring feeling comfortable with their 401(k)s, though that doesn’t explain why the participation rate for people ages 25 to 55 has fallen.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 July 2026
Through speeches, chants and signs, demonstrators drew a line between the struggles local facility employees face and those carried by farmworkers in the Philippines.

— Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of employees

Noun

Giving the president more direct control over who serves on those bodies has long been a goal of conservatives, who have objected to unelected bureaucrats wielding too much power with little accountability.

— Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 June 2026
The Bay Area was handed, unquestionably, the worst slate of group-stage games FIFA’s bureaucrats could manifest — five equivalents of a Tuesday night MACtion football game in a November blizzard.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 June 2026

Definition of bureaucrats

Noun

There are more than 70 cardrooms across California employing about 20,000 workers, according to the California Gaming Assn.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
In March, Jamaica ended its 50-year medical cooperation agreement with Cuba, affecting nearly 300 healthcare workers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of workers

Noun

Republicans have said the change was not personal and supporters have noted that the offices of criminal and civil clerks of courts are combined in other parishes.

— Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Police raided two vape shops in Norwalk this week and arrested the clerks at each one after allegedly finding that the shops were illegally selling marijuana products.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026

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