officiaries

noun

plural of officiary
as in officials

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  1. officials
  2. civil servants
  3. officeholders
Noun
  • Notably, the bill allows members to keep their current portfolio and leaves officials in the executive branch untouched.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Federal probation officials are recommending 24 months in prison.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of officials
Noun
  • Experts say the Houthis have struggled to pay salaries to civil servants, including public sector doctors and diverted most tax revenues to their military wing.
    — Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The junta has tried to compel civil servants living in Myanmar to come back to work.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of civil servants
Noun
  • That year, three of Texas’s university systems appointed former Republican officeholders as their chancellors.
    — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Why must Illinoisans go to the polls in November, to elect federal and statewide officeholders, then vote again for their mayors and other city officeholders a mere three months later?
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of officeholders
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“Officiaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officiaries. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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