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government worker

NOUN
civil servant
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The retired former government worker, 68, also believes the administration’s support for nuclear energy will be a boon for the nuclear-power-plant communities near where she grew up, in Michigan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Another furloughed government worker is Johan Hernandez, a young employee of the Census Bureau who said his approach is to do "one day after another."

From Barron's Oct. 10, 2025

Zulkibli, 56, a government worker who built his giant birdhouse in the village of Perapakan in 2010, supplements his income by harvesting the swiftlets’ nests and selling them for export to China.

From New York Times Apr. 2, 2024

Truelove stares up at his phone from the ground where he lies, his bare feet sticking out between his sleeping bags as the government worker talks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2023

"From the Senate and House on down, I haven't found a single government worker sick."

From The Plague by Teddy Keller




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