public officer
noun
: a person who has been legally elected or appointed to office and who exercises governmental functions
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Wells was a former theology student and social worker who became convinced that reform efforts would go much further if reformers were public officers with proper police credentials.
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Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Jurors instead found Slater guilty of misdemeanor assault and delaying a public officer.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
But the most far-reaching exemption (SB 268) would block the release of home addresses and phone numbers of thousands of public officers, including legislators, county and city commissioners, mayors, school board members and constitutional officers.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Newsweek has reached out to the NYPD public officer for comment via email on Thursday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Jurors instead found Slater guilty of misdemeanor assault and delaying a public officer.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
But the most far-reaching exemption (SB 268) would block the release of home addresses and phone numbers of thousands of public officers, including legislators, county and city commissioners, mayors, school board members and constitutional officers.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Newsweek has reached out to the NYPD public officer for comment via email on Thursday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Public officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20officer. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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