civil servant

Example Sentences

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“You don’t need to use them — you just need to wear them,” a civil servant says, capturing the government’s one-size-fits-all indifference.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Sima, a former senior civil servant who has recently retired, says her income is now six times what it was a decade ago, but in dollars, it is worth several times less.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

She also had served under his predecessor and was a longtime civil servant well-respected by officers and police brass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Grospiron appeared on Wednesday before a French Senate committee, along with Pierre-Antoine Molina, the civil servant responsible for the Olympics and the Paralympics, devoted to discussing the crisis affecting the leadership.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 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