Civil servant
Civil servant noun - A worker in a government agency.
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Synonyms for Civil servant
Minister and civil servant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Minister" instead a noun phrase "Civil servant".
Minister
Minister noun - A person sent on a mission to represent another.
Civil servant and minister are semantically related. You can use "Civil servant" instead a noun "Minister".
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- representative and civil servant
- representative and minister
- agent and civil servant
- agent and minister
- deputy and civil servant
- deputy and minister
- servant and civil servant
- servant and minister
- administrator and civil servant
- administrator and minister
- official and civil servant
- official and minister
- executive and civil servant
- executive and minister
Both terms in one sentence
- The relationship between newly-appointed Cabinet minister Jim Hacker and senior civil servant Sir Humphrey Appleby in early seasons of Yes, Minister bears some strong parallels to this trope, even if it differs in many significant details.
Source: Ensign Newbie -
Played for laughs in Yes, Minister by Sir Humphrey Appleby, who has this kind of relationship with Bernard, a young and naive civil servant.
Source: Evil Mentor - A major theme in Yes, Minister is that it is practically impossible for a civil servant to lose their job, regardless of how incompetent, malicious or damaging their conduct.
Source: Ultimate Job Security
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