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- some of our best public officials do their jobs quietly and are never in the news
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- the official languages for those Olympic Games were French and English
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- lawful,
- legal,
- legit
- [slang],
- legitimate,
- licit,
- permissible,
- regulation
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'Officious' vs. 'Official'
'Officious' vs. 'Official'
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“Official.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/official. Accessed 20 Jan. 2021.
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The first known use of official was in the 14th century
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