officiaries

plural of officiary

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for officiaries
Noun
  • Some visitors had a chance to see the historic birth unfold as guests had a partial view in the side yard of the okapi habitat next to the okapi barn, officials said, per The Sacramento Bee.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • He was hit with a massive $50,000 fine for verbally abusing officials back in 2023, and he was slapped with a $14,000 fine for a violent gesture during a game against the Buffalo Bills last season.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These missives forced career civil servants, many of them furloughed, to become unwilling messengers for partisan ends.
    Stephanie A, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
  • With Black Americans blocked from well-paying federal jobs and promotion, an already existing earning gap between black and white civil servants only increased.
    Time, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Officiaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officiaries. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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