officiary

noun

Definition of officiarynext
as in official

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  1. official
  2. clerk
  3. public servant
  4. civil servant
  5. officeholder
Noun
  • Ahead of the aerospace company are more ground tests and potential modifications to the vehicle to remedy its propulsion system woes and prepare it for routine spaceflight, NASA officials have said.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Federal officials would not provide details about the patient’s symptoms, deferring all inquiries to Louisiana’s Department of Public Health. Emails and calls to that agency went unanswered.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of official
Noun
  • These images, which show the alleged shooter smiling at a hostel clerk in the Upper West Side of New York, have prompted further scrutiny from conspiracy theorists.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Sam’s Club: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Target: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ULTA: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Victoria's Secret: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walgreens: Varies by store Walmart: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Reach features news clerk Gege Reed at greed@courier-journal.com.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of clerk
Noun
  • The lawyer's tenure as a public servant—specifically at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office—will likely aid in her defense of Mangione.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Hohl runs Hohl Realty Group and comes from a long line of public servants, with a great grandfather being a state senator in Florida, and a grandfather who was a mayor.
    Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of public servant
Noun
  • Completely ignoring the committee's work would be unprecedented, though departments in the past – often driven by career civil servants – have sometimes disagreed with some recommendations.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • One child—civil servant, department level, works in Tianjin.
    Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of civil servant
Noun
  • The Senate would then hold a trial and can either find the officeholder guilty of the articles of impeachment that the House voted for or acquit them.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Current and recent political officeholders, candidates, party officials and lobbyists are among those ineligible to serve on the commission.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of officeholder
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