This is the 517th most frequent Indonesian word.
pegawai
"Pegawai" means "employee" in English.
Here, 'pegawai' refers to workers employed by a company.
Pegawai di perusahaan itu sangat disiplin.
The employees in that company are very disciplined.
In this sentence, 'pegawai' is used to specify the profession of being an employee of a bank.
Ayah saya adalah seorang pegawai bank.
My father is a bank employee.
The term 'pegawai' refers explicitly to a civil servant, specifying their occupation.