civil servant

noun

Synonyms of civil servantnext
1
: a member of a civil service
2
: a member of the administrative staff of an international agency

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took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department
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Such a large amount is a shock to ordinary civil servants who earn six or seven thousand yuan a month. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 Among ordinary Russians and civil servants alike, proliferating social controls and prosecutions for treason have created a pervasive climate of mistrust and fueled a sense of paralysis. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 Rotterdam’s Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has become central to a local corruption scandal, due to the conduct of civil servants who allegedly accepted bribes to grant exorbitant construction contracts for public work. — News Desk, Artforum, 31 Aug. 2026 The incident prompted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to remove Health Secretary Aslam Ghauri, the country's highest civil servant, from office. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for civil servant

Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of civil servant was in 1767

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“Civil servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20servant. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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