Definition of "public servant" [public servant]

• A person who holds a government position by election or appointment. (noun)

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• "This evening’s panelists were the series regulars: actor and radio humorist Henry Morgan; the first Jewish Miss America and future public servant and philanthropist Bess Myerson; popular game show host Bill Cullen; and the actress Betsy Palmer."
• "Then back to Sydney to meet up with Patricia Hewitt, the new Economic Secretary to the Treasury - who's originally from Canberra: her father was a distinguished public servant and is still going strong in his 80s."
• "In addition to Mr. Hull, my most formidable opponent in the Democratic primary for U.S. S.nate was the Illinois state comptroller, Dan Hynes, a fine man and able public servant whose father, Tom Hynes, happened to be a former state senate president, Cook County assessor, ward committeeman, Democratic National Committee member, and one of the most well-connected political figures in the state."