public servants
State-employed officials
Public servants are government employees—people who work for the state rather than private enterprise.
The term emphasizes duty to the citizenry: police officers, teachers, postal workers, and elected officials are all public servants.
She devoted her career to public service.
The phrase can be used pointedly when officials seem to forget whom they serve.
Lawmaking governmental branch
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
bureaucracy · administration · ministry · capitol · statecraft · agency · department · municipality
Government administrative official
- diplomatOfficial foreign representative
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- senatorUpper chamber member
- representativeOne who acts for another
ambassador · consul · mayor · councilor · magistrate · registrar · sheriff · treasurer
Formal binding promise
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
accountability · dedication · honor · obligation · stewardship · impartiality · trustworthiness · code of conduct
Legal authority's scope
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- governanceHow authority is exercised
mandate · enforcement · administration · delegation · directive · discretion · accountability · transparency
Staff wages collectively
- colleagueProfessional associate
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- workplaceEmployment location
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
tenure · pension · union · recruitment · seniority · promotion · classified · unclassified
Comfort and prosperity
- communityCollective of connected people
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
outreach · advocacy · humanitarian · social programs · casework · ombudsman · accessibility
Status as state member
- democracyRule by the people
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- participationAct of taking part
- townhallLocal governance headquarters
representation · electorate · voting · constituent · referendum · transparency · open government · freedom of information
legislature
Lawmaking governmental branch
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
council · bureaucracy · administration · ministry · capitol · statecraft · agency · department · municipality · prefecture
bureaucrat
Government administrative official
- diplomatOfficial foreign representative
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- senatorUpper chamber member
representative · ambassador · consul · mayor · councilor · magistrate · registrar · sheriff · treasurer · clerk
oath
Formal binding promise
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
integrity · accountability · dedication · honor · obligation · stewardship · impartiality · trustworthiness · code of conduct · fiduciary
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
governance · mandate · enforcement · administration · delegation · directive · discretion · accountability · transparency · checks and balances
payroll
Staff wages collectively
- colleagueProfessional associate
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- workplaceEmployment location
career · tenure · pension · union · recruitment · seniority · promotion · classified · unclassified · merit system
welfare
Comfort and prosperity
- communityCollective of connected people
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- assistanceSupport or aid given
aid · outreach · advocacy · humanitarian · social programs · casework · ombudsman · accessibility
citizenship
Status as state member
- democracyRule by the people
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- participationAct of taking part
townhall · representation · electorate · voting · constituent · referendum · transparency · open government · freedom of information
- government jobsfederal jobs, government jobs, bureaucrat, officials, congressman
- city governmentcity hall, city manager, city clerk, city charter, mayor's office
- government administrationgovernment agencies, ministries, state agencies, regulatory agencies, government ministries
- political ethicsethical standards, conflict of interest, conflicts of interest, impartiality, good faith
- public servicegovernment employee, government workers, federal workers, state employee, government jobs
- UK GovernmentWestminster, Whitehall, Downing Street, Home Office, Foreign Office
public servantscorporate executives
Senior company leadership
business owners · corporate employees · entrepreneurs · private contractors · industrialists
public servantsthe public
People in general
constituents · taxpayers · civilians · electorate · citizenry
public servantstyrants
Oppressive absolute rulers
despots · autocrats · dictators · kleptocrats · corrupt officials
public, serve, service, serving, servant, served, server, services, servitude