A. civil servants
B. private employees
C. public servants
D. professional employees
Correct Answer:
Option C – public servants
Explanation
A person who holds a government position by election or appointment. public servant n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an elected or appointed holder of a public office 2.
Both the terms Civil Servant and Public Servant look the same in the meaning, but there is a slight difference between them.
Civil means relating to national, public, or social aspects. Public also gives a more or less a similar meaning. However, a civil servant can be defined as a bureaucrat hired by the government to work for the public sector. A public servant, on the other hand, is an elected or appointed member of the government for social or public services. This means that, public servants are elected or appointed into public offices and the duration or tenure in office may be relinquished with the emergence of a new government, while civil servants are employed and the status of employment doesn’t change with or without a new government until retirement.
