public officer
noun
: a person who has been legally elected or appointed to office and who exercises governmental functions
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The man was arrested after being released from the hospital, and charged with filing a false police report and resisting, delaying, or obstructing a public officer, officials said.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Charles Anthony Nelson, 44, was convicted of misconduct of a public officer by making false documents, a gross misdemeanor, for intentionally omitting the calls in his report of the 2022 incident.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
Prosecution guidance says the person accused must be deemed a public officer, and there has to be a direct link between the misconduct and abuse of their responsibilities.
—Peter Wilkinson, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Furthermore, the offense must be done when the person is acting as a public officer in the commission of the crime.
—Rachel Wolf , Mary Schlageter, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Charles Anthony Nelson, 44, was convicted of misconduct of a public officer by making false documents, a gross misdemeanor, for intentionally omitting the calls in his report of the 2022 incident.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
Prosecution guidance says the person accused must be deemed a public officer, and there has to be a direct link between the misconduct and abuse of their responsibilities.
—Peter Wilkinson, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Furthermore, the offense must be done when the person is acting as a public officer in the commission of the crime.
—Rachel Wolf , Mary Schlageter, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for public officer
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“Public officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20officer. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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