public officer

noun

: a person who has been legally elected or appointed to office and who exercises governmental functions

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Trump’s initial 13 charges have now been reduced to eight, which include his racketeering charge, conspiring to impersonate a public officer and conspiring to commit forgery in the first degree. —

Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 In March, judge tossed out three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer that had been lodged against Trump. —

Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024 Key Background McAfee has now dropped charges against Trump on two separate occasions—in March, the judge dismissed three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer. —

Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 Few prosecutions of public officers by successor regimes have been either just or successful. —

George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for public officer

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of public officer was in 1606

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“Public officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20officer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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