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servant
[ sur-vuhnt ]
noun
- a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
- a person in the service of another.
- a person employed by the government:
a public servant.
servant
/ ˈsɜːvənt /
noun
- a person employed to work for another, esp one who performs household duties
- See public servant
Derived Forms
- ˈservant-ˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- servant·less adjective
- servant·like adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of servant1
Example Sentences
The prime minister wants to reduce staffing levels, introduce performance-related pay and sack civil servants who do not meet their standards.
This means getting full independence could take "about 10 to 15 years," says Kaj Kleist, a veteran Greenlandic politician and civil servant who prepared the Self-Rule Act.
The prime minister wants to reduce staff levels, introduce performance-related pay and sack civil servants who do not meet their standards.
Under-performing civil servants could be incentivised to leave their jobs under new government plans, while top staff will have their pay linked to their performance.
First up - perhaps not a box-office hit - they'll be looking at making the Whitehall machine work better, including making it easier to get rid of civil servants.
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