Definition of public servant in English:
public servant
nounˌpʌblɪk ˈsɜːvəntˌpəblɪk ˈsərvənt
1A person who works for the state or for local government, such as a judge or teacher.
Example sentencesExamples
- Secondly, linking public servants and politicians in the above manner is simply a category error.
- Yet, the sad fact is teachers have been among the lowest paid of public servants for many years.
- We would thus not have judges overruling the decisions of faceless public servants.
- It is manifestly not what public servants and military careerists are used to.
- Pay cheques for teachers, public servants and police officers are up to six weeks in arrears.
- Labor became the natural choice for public servants, school teachers and social workers.
- This is not to say that all public servants and politicians are unethical.
- Nick is a dedicated public servant who executes his political masters' designs with vigor and enthusiasm.
- Why weren't the public servants either prosecuted for failing in their duty or at least reprimanded?
- No sign until late in the day of any of the respect politicians should have for public servants.
- I mean, do you feel like you are destined to run for office or be a public servant?
- All this changed gradually and public servants metamorphosed into government servants.
- Now I'm a professional public servant, they are ministerial advisers.
- For example, are public servants entitled to disobey instructions they believe are illegal?
- Politicians and other public servants of the taxpayer have a poor reputation when it comes to getting things done on time.
- Teachers and health workers in Tonga are supporting the public servants.
- It also seeks to improve the accountability of the public servants to spend and deliver the services.
- Now, Australia's most senior naval commanders and public servants are being grilled.
- But these were simple questions about how public servants use their office cost allowances.
- He thinks he is a good public servant and he is contributing mightily.
- 1.1Australian, NZ A civil servant.
Definition of public servant in US English:
public servant
nounˌpəblik ˈsərvəntˌpəblɪk ˈsərvənt
A government official.
Example sentencesExamples
- It also seeks to improve the accountability of the public servants to spend and deliver the services.
- Secondly, linking public servants and politicians in the above manner is simply a category error.
- All this changed gradually and public servants metamorphosed into government servants.
- Now I'm a professional public servant, they are ministerial advisers.
- Pay cheques for teachers, public servants and police officers are up to six weeks in arrears.
- This is not to say that all public servants and politicians are unethical.
- But these were simple questions about how public servants use their office cost allowances.
- Yet, the sad fact is teachers have been among the lowest paid of public servants for many years.
- Nick is a dedicated public servant who executes his political masters' designs with vigor and enthusiasm.
- Why weren't the public servants either prosecuted for failing in their duty or at least reprimanded?
- Now, Australia's most senior naval commanders and public servants are being grilled.
- For example, are public servants entitled to disobey instructions they believe are illegal?
- No sign until late in the day of any of the respect politicians should have for public servants.
- He thinks he is a good public servant and he is contributing mightily.
- Labor became the natural choice for public servants, school teachers and social workers.
- It is manifestly not what public servants and military careerists are used to.
- Politicians and other public servants of the taxpayer have a poor reputation when it comes to getting things done on time.
- Teachers and health workers in Tonga are supporting the public servants.
- We would thus not have judges overruling the decisions of faceless public servants.
- I mean, do you feel like you are destined to run for office or be a public servant?