How does one say "government worker" in Chinese?
I was in a conversation and I ended up saying the phrase in English because I did not know what to say! It was very embarrassing...

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政府工作人员（when talk of foreign government workers, we often use 政府雇员）

（政府）公务员

政府官员

（old and vernacular） 官家人/公家人

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Today I just learned  this word
Chinese style :  I'm a civil servant 
western style :  I work for government

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We call them 公务员

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