officiaries

Definition of officiariesnext
plural of officiary

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for officiaries
Noun
  • Davis is not cleared for basketball activities and will be reevaluated in two weeks, Wizards officials said.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Although the families have identified some of the deceased, officials have not yet released the names of those killed, and extreme weather in the area has continued to stymie efforts to retrieve their remains.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Last year, approximately three hundred and fifty-two thousand civil servants left their jobs, fulfilling one of the Administration’s stated goals of dismantling the government bureaucracy and demoralizing the federal workforce.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The best way to begin this journey is to bring people into this system by expanding Medicare to civil servants, military, police, and teachers.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • These organizations historically served as recruitment and support networks for candidates challenging incumbent officeholders.
    Charlie Hunt, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Elections serve not merely as mechanisms for selecting officeholders, but as opportunities for citizens to evaluate governance and hold officials accountable.
    Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Officiaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officiaries. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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