Synonyms of officials

officials

noun

plural of official

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• officers
• administrators
• managers
• directors
• executives
• functionaries
• commissioners
• officeholders
• bureaucrats
• supervisors
• public servants
• regulators
• superintendents
• chairs
• chairmen
• heads
• underlings
• minions
• flunkies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of officials

City officials along with the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) spent years preparing for the biggest event in Atlanta’s history. — Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026

SpaceX officials did not say how many engines failed to start during the ignition sequence, but a graphic of engine status on SpaceX’s live video stream indicated four of the 33 engines never ignited. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

In March, California Governor Gavin Newsom strengthened a ban on insider trading by state officials on prediction market platforms. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say. — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

On Thursday, when Samueli Foundation officials called to notify grant winners – in this case, 22 nonprofits that will receive Build OC money – the conversations sometimes turned emotional. — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026

Public health officials, however, have advice for residents to stave off illness. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

In the Pretti case, what happened is that federal officials just blocked state and local officials from accessing the evidence and the scene to begin with. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Federal officials said Gonzalez-Garcia, under the name Belin Gonzalez, was convicted in Superior Court in Connecticut on one count of first-degree assault and sentenced in October 2009 to seven years in prison and three years of probation. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026