civil servant

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

A review into foreign interference in British politics, led by former senior civil servant Philip Rycroft, includes a focus on crypto and is due to report next month.

From BBC

Lord Beamish said "that's the problem the civil servants are having now, they're having to tackle that issue, in terms of knowing what the scope is".

From BBC