Public officer and Public servant

Public servant and public officer are semantically related in civil servant topic. In some cases you can use "Public servant" instead a noun phrase "Public officer", when it comes to topics like government employee.

Public servant noun - A person who holds a public office.

Public officer and public servant are semantically related in civil servant topic. You can use "Public officer" instead a noun phrase "Public servant", if it concerns topics such as government employee.