Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector.
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Civil servant
Synonyms for "civil servant" (45 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Noun(8 words)
Adjective(1 words)
civilian officer
Strong matches (14)
Noun(11 words)
federal employeefederal government officialfunctionariesgovernment employeegovernment officialgovernment officialsgovernment servicemandarinmore officialnl officieelnoncriminal law
Pronoun(1 words)
it ufficiale
Related words (22)
Noun(13 words)
nonmilitaryofficialpoliteprivate lawpublicpublic administrationpublic officialpublic servantpublic service workerspanish oficialstate employeestate government officialswell mannered
Adjective(4 words)
pt oficialpublic administratorpublic sector employeepublic servants
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12 entriesbudget officercaseworkercivil codecivil service examcivil service reformcivil suitcivil tonecourtesynoncombatantpolicy analystprivate citizenregulatory officer
Collocations
10 entriescivil defensecivil rightscivil servant dutiescivil servant pensioncivil servant salarycivil servant trainingcivil servicecivil service careercivil service examcivil service reform
Inflections
3 entriescivil servantsmore civilmost civil
Derivations
6 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Civil servants in the MoT gave a fresh note of caution to the Minister concerning BR's estimates, because those for electrification from Euston had gone from a budgeted £75m to an actual £160m.
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