civil servant

Example Sentences

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"I probably wouldn't have come if the shuttle bus didn't drop us off here, but otherwise, it's nice," added the civil servant, wearing his country's white jersey.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

The former civil servant said as a result of slow decision-making, she believed that Northern Ireland should have a number of metro mayors, like in England, with more authority to take regional decisions.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

She was previously a civil servant and ran the New Economics Foundation think tank.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

In the 1990s, Nick Pope, a civil servant working at the MoD, was tasked with examining such cases to determine whether they posed any risk to national defence.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

At that time, a career as a civil servant was a glittering prize for an African, the highest that a black man could aspire to.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela