PUBLIC SERVANT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("public servant" is a kind of...):

employee (a worker who is hired to perform a job)

Domain category:

election (a vote to select the winner of a position or political office)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "public servant"):

caseworker; social worker; welfare worker (someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged))

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