public servant
Example Sentences
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Conservative MP Grant shared the letter in which she called Widdecombe "a formidable Parliamentarian" and a "committed public servant" who had "diligently served her communities for 23 years".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Berkeley Chancellor Richard Lyons made a distinction between Pelosi the partisan political leader and Pelosi the public servant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Seymour made no apologies for selling himself as a public servant while simultaneously seeking more power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
The obscure law bans a person from soliciting or receiving nonpublic information from a public servant by means of their office or employment with the intent to obtain a benefit.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2026
Mother said it was the height of rudeness for a public servant with privileged knowledge to pry, and for once I had to agree with her.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
