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I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet.
Jesse Jackson

Meaning of "public servant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUBLIC SERVANT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUBLIC SERVANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Public servant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUBLIC SERVANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

public servant

Civil service

The term civil service can refer to either a branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations; or the body of employees in any government agency other than the military. A civil servant or public servant is a person in the public sector employed for a government department or agency. The extent of civil servants of a state as part of the "civil service" varies from country to country. In the United Kingdom, for instance, only Crown employees are referred to as civil servants whereas county or city employees are not. Many consider the study of civil service to be a part of the field of public administration. Workers in "non-departmental public bodies" may also be classed as civil servants for the purpose of statistics and possibly for their terms and conditions. Collectively a state's civil servants form its civil service or public service. An international civil servant or international staff member is a civilian employee that is employed by an intergovernmental organization.

Definition of public servant in the English dictionary

The definition of public servant in the dictionary is an elected or appointed holder of a public office. Other definition of public servant is a member of the public service British equivalent: civil servant.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUBLIC SERVANT

public purse
Public Record Office
public relations
public relations exercise
public relations officer
public school
public schoolboy
public sector
public sector borrowing
public sector borrowing requirement
public service
public service broadcasting
public service vehicle
public speaker
public speaking
public spending
public spirit
public television
public transport
public utility

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUBLIC SERVANT

adjuvant
bon vivant
bondservant
civil servant
conservant
domestic servant
general servant
Havant
inobservant
irrelevant
levant
maidservant
manservant
nonobservant
observant
relevant
savant
servant
the Levant
unobservant

Synonyms and antonyms of public servant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «public servant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUBLIC SERVANT

Find out the translation of public servant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of public servant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «public servant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公务员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

servidor público
570 millions of speakers

English

public servant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोक सेवक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الموظف العام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

госслужащий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

servidor público
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সরকারি কর্মচারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fonctionnaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pekerja kerajaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beamter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公務員
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공무원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abdi umum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công chức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரசு ஊழியர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सरकारी नोकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Devlet memuru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dipendente pubblico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urzędnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

держслужбовець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

funcționar public
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δημόσιος υπάλληλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

staatsamptenaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tjänsteman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

offentlig tjenestemann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of public servant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLIC SERVANT»

The term «public servant» is regularly used and occupies the 69.967 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLIC SERVANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «public servant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «public servant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about public servant

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10 QUOTES WITH «PUBLIC SERVANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word public servant.
1
Charles Babbage
The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person.
2
Warren Beatty
I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to be an elected public servant to perform a public service.
3
John Boozman
I like some of the young guys like Senator Thune. He's a guy that looks good. He's very articulate, he's very smart, and he truly is a public servant.
4
Martin Van Buren
The national will is the supreme law of the Republic, and on all subjects within the limits of his constitutional powers should be faithfully obeyed by the public servant.
5
Jesse Jackson
I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet.
6
Eugene Jarecki
Ronald Reagan, whatever his pros and cons were, was a public servant in the end.
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Lady Bird Johnson
The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person - her husband.
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Lady Bird Johnson
The first lady is, and always has been, an unpaid public servant elected by one person, her husband.
9
Mel Martinez
Al Gonzales is a dedicated public servant and exceptionally qualified to be our nation's next Attorney General. I know that a lot has been said about Judge Gonzales' life story. It is a story of the fulfillment of the American Dream.
10
Scott McClellan
I fell far short of living up to the kind of public servant I wanted to be.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUBLIC SERVANT»

Discover the use of public servant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to public servant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Accidental Public Servant
This is a story of Nigeria, told from the inside.
Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai, 2013
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A Reasonable Public Servant: Constitutional Foundations of ...
An essential text for PA courses on Human Resource Management as well as Public Management and Law, this book illuminates the role of the reasonable public servant, who strives to perform authorized functions efficiently, yet in a manner ...
Yong S. Lee, 2005
3
The Accidental Public Servant
In this memoir, El-Rufai reflects on a life of public service to Nigeria, the enormous challenges faced by the country, and what can be done while calling on a new generation of leaders to take the country back from the brink of destruction ...
Mallam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, 2013
4
Sterling Public Servant: A Global Tribute to Sylvia Ostry
In Sylvia Ostry: A Global Tribute professional colleagues and friends pay homage to a remarkable woman and her enormous span of activities, both academic and governmental.
Sylvia Ostry, Jacob Ryten, 2004
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NAPA Bulletin, Applied Anthropologist and Public Servant: ...
NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods.
Ruth H. Landman, Katherine Spencer Halpern, 2009
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Public Servant, Secret Agent: The elusive life and violent ...
The first biography of Airey Neave, Colditz escapee, MI6 officer, mastermind of Margaret Thatcher’s leadership campaign and on the verge of being her first Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he was brutally murdered in the ...
Paul Routledge, 2012
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Elizabeth Dole: Public Servant and Senator
A biography of Elizabeth Dole, who held the posts of U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Secretary of Labor, and President of the American Red Cross.
Dana Meachen Rau, 2007
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Under Three Flags: Reminiscences of a Public Servant
Memoirs of a former civil servant and minister in Bangladesh, on political conditions in Bangladesh under the British, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi administrations; chiefly covers the period, 1933-1981.
Kazi Anwarul Huque, 1986
9
Margaret Chase Smith: Model Public Servant
A rhetorical study of the selected speeches presented during the political career of the much admired, much honored U.S. Senator from the state of Maine.
Marlene B. Vallin, 1998
10
The Private Undoing of a Public Servant
But there is a price to pay - a price that sees him undone by his own desire. This is a rare thing - a modern erotic novel that explores the psychology of a deviant female.
Leonie Martel, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUBLIC SERVANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term public servant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sandra Bland Threatened With Taser By Officer Making Arrest
The Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday released a 52-minute video ... traffic stop that led to Bland's arrest on a charge of assault on a public servant. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Public service industrial campaign spreads to Brisbane
A national industrial campaign concerning public servants will reach Brisbane on Wednesday with hundreds of federal public servants, including Customs ... «Brisbane Times, Jun 15»
3
CPSU wages social media war as federal public servants take strike …
Work at Commonwealth offices was disrupted and customers were told to consider using online services on the first day of rolling strikes by federal public ... «The Canberra Times, Jun 15»
4
Public servants set to gain €1000 next year in pay deal
Sources said the scheduled pay restoration for about 300,000 staff in the public service had been Public pay rises could spark private sector demands – EU ... «Irish Times, May 15»
5
Queensland Parliament passes laws linking politicians' pay to public
New laws mean Queensland's state politicians will now only get a pay rise when other public servants do. On Wednesday night, State Parliament passed ... «ABC Online, May 15»
6
Nunnelee remembered as public servant, family man
TUPELO –. The late U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee was a state senator for 15 years before being elected to Congress in 2010, but his greatest source of pride didn't ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Feb 15»
7
Indian public servant sacked after 24-year sickie
The Indian government has sacked a civil servant who went on leave in 1990 and ... Proving the Australian Public Service's long-term battle against sickies is ... «The Canberra Times, Jan 15»
8
Public servants want paid days off to grieve 'spirit friends'
OTTAWA — The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) wants its members to be able to take paid grieving days for “aboriginal spirit friends.”. «Toronto Sun, Sep 14»
9
Rick Perry: Indicted For Abuse of Power, Coercion of Public Servant
A grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday for abusing the powers of his office, but the longest-serving governor in state history denies any ... «The Hollywood Gossip, Aug 14»
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Public servants' sick days immaterial to Ottawa's bottom line, report …
Unions, however, are sticking by the sick-leave system, which allows federal employees to accumulate unused sick days. The Public Service Alliance of Canada ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 14»

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