government workers

noun

UK /ˈɡʌvənmənt ˈwɜːkəz/

US /ˈɡʌvərnmənt ˈwɜːrkərz/

Government workers are people who do jobs for the government.

The government workers helped fix the roads after the storm.

SYNONYMS

public employees civil servants government employees public servants

RELATED WORDS

government office taxes public services bureaucracy

OTHER MEANINGS

2. People who work in government offices and handle paperwork.

The government workers processed our passport forms.

3. People paid by the government to keep public services running.

Government workers keep the parks clean and safe.

4. People who work for the state rather than a private company.

Many government workers in the city are teachers and nurses.