as in officer
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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as in authorized
ordered or allowed by those in authority
the official languages for those Olympic Games were French and English
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David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Now, the mayor’s homelessness task force will meet with advocates and officials to more comprehensively discuss how to address housing issues in Wyandotte County.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Not the official interim Barnes will serve in the position for 30 days, McGee said.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Milwaukee Common Council members probed police officials over the department's pursuit policy, about two weeks after a police chase ended with three bystanders killed.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Now, the mayor’s homelessness task force will meet with advocates and officials to more comprehensively discuss how to address housing issues in Wyandotte County.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
In phase two, the cost per genome sequenced will also have to decline from roughly $26,000 per genome in phase one to $6,100, according to the EBP’s official road map.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Not the official interim Barnes will serve in the position for 30 days, McGee said.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
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Creekmore, 60, currently works a consumer and mortgage loan officer at People's Bank.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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Wilson is still Nottingham Forest’s chief football officer and was in attendance at St James’ Park on Sunday as a visiting official.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Typically, when emails are forwarded, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) checks fail because the forwarding server isn't listed as an authorized sender.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Filmmaker Frank Marshall is set to helm the authorized feature-length project for Apple.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Official.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/official. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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