as in officers
a person who holds a public office
some of our best public officials do their jobs quietly and are never in the news
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Recent Examples of officials
Mahtomedi High School officials canceled Friday night’s football game against Bloomington Kennedy, saying the Washington County Sheriff’s Office had advised them to do so due to ongoing law enforcement activity in the area.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Any Mega Millions winners will be posted here once announced by lottery officials.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
After a 20-hour search, officials said the boy's body was recovered.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
The 28-year-old guard was fined on three separate occasions for being critical of the league officials.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Security officers and metal detectors on the first floor protect state officials in the tower, which also houses offices for several state agencies.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Their son, an FDNY EMT, received a security alert that his parents’ house was on fire and called 911, according to officials.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
More to Explore By documenting lushly hirsute Japanese officials alongside their beardless counterparts, portraiture preserved a photographic record of colonial subjects’ visibly inferior status.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Any Mega Millions winners will be posted here once announced by lottery officials.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
After a 20-hour search, officials said the boy's body was recovered.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
The 28-year-old guard was fined on three separate occasions for being critical of the league officials.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Security officers and metal detectors on the first floor protect state officials in the tower, which also houses offices for several state agencies.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Their son, an FDNY EMT, received a security alert that his parents’ house was on fire and called 911, according to officials.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
More to Explore By documenting lushly hirsute Japanese officials alongside their beardless counterparts, portraiture preserved a photographic record of colonial subjects’ visibly inferior status.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for officials
Noun
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Bailey argued that the district’s dispute with local police departments over its requirement that officers participate in diversity training — an impasse that resulted in some departments leaving schools without resource officers — had left students vulnerable.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security has said Villegas González drove his car toward officers, dragging one before the agent opened fire.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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An investigation was launched after victims at Fieldstone Middle School reported to their school resource officer and school administrators that they were being coerced online.—
Nancy Cutler,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Schools increased tuition for those kids—by 2012, in-state students were paying for almost half their education, on average—but administrators didn’t want to go too far and provoke the ire of lawmakers who’d hear about it from their constituents.—
Jeffrey Selingo,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Officials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officials. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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