public servant
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public servant
n.
A person who holds a government position by election or appointment.
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public servant
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an elected or appointed holder of a public office
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Austral and NZ a member of the public service. British equivalent: civil servant
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pub′lic serv′ant
n.
a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment.
[1670–80]
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public servant
A person who holds office in a government.
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Noun | 1. | public servant - someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment) election - a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight" employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job caseworker, social worker, welfare worker - someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) |
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public servant
n → funzionario/a della pubblica amministrazioneCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995