civil servant

Example Sentences

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Retired senior civil servant Youssou Diallo told AFP he believed "will not be able to block government action... At most, he could slow it down."

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The ballad, The Fields of Athenry, refers to it as "Trevelyan's corn", after the civil servant who had responsibility for administering relief during the famine, Charles Trevelyan.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Jill Rutter, former British civil servant and senior research fellow of the think tank UK in a Changing Europe, described his comments as "a damp squib".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

So it came as a shock last Friday when the civil servant got a frantic phone call from a friend.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

It was deeply ingrained in the culture, and it seemed that everyone—man, woman, and child; farmer, civil servant, or doctor—played chess.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady