public servant

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ˌpublic ˈservant noun [countable]  PGOsomeone who works for the government 公务员

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public servant• Something of the concerned public servant had crept into his manner.• Despite his eventual betrayal of me-for which I have forgiven him-Hu was a superb implementer and an outstanding public servant.• She did not take her own advice, either as a ground-breaking lawmaker or later as an educator and volunteer public servant.From Longman Business Dictionarypublic servantˌpublic ˈservant noun [countable] formal an elected government official, or someone whose job is working for the governmenta 41-year-old career public servant (=someone who spends their whole working life in a government job, usually at a high level)

ˌpublic ˈservant nounChineseSyllable  

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public servant
ˌpublic ˈservant noun [countable]
someone who works for the government, especially someone who is elected

public servantBrE /ˌpʌblɪk ˈsɜːvənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpʌblɪk ˈsɜːrvənt/ 🔊 nouna person who is employed by the state or in local government or who is an elected representative 公务员；公仆◆pay increases for public servants公务员的加薪◆a long and outstanding career as a public servant任公务员时间长且表现优秀