public officer
noun
: a person who has been legally elected or appointed to office and who exercises governmental functions
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Police records obtained by Fox News Digital show a male was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon other than a gun, obstructing a public officer and vandalism.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
He was booked into San Diego jail on multiple allegations, including suspicion of domestic violence, criminal threats toward a public officer and felony vandalism.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Jurors instead found Slater guilty of misdemeanor assault and delaying a public officer.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
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.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
He was booked into San Diego jail on multiple allegations, including suspicion of domestic violence, criminal threats toward a public officer and felony vandalism.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Jurors instead found Slater guilty of misdemeanor assault and delaying a public officer.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
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.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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 15 Sep. 2025.
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