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officiary

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as in official

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An Allan Hancock College spokesperson confirmed the detention and said college officials were not notified in advance.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
There have been 1,004 cases, including 198 hospitalizations and five deaths, state officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of official

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Earlier this year, Newsom called for local elections clerks to count ballots faster to head off misinformation ahead of the June 2 primary.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Some budgetary concern No formal opposition arguments have been submitted to the registrar-recorder/county clerk.

— Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of clerk

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Thank you, Jack Smith, for being a dedicated public servant and continuing to do the right thing to help protect American democracy, even after unfounded threats of prosecution.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026
It is often weakened by attacks on the institutions and public servants sworn to uphold it.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of public servant

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Emmanuel Marre | Belgium | 155 min Cannes Best Screenplay winner A MAN OF HIS TIME stars ANATOMY OF A FALL’s Swann Arlaud as a Vichy civil servant whose faith in government collapses amid collaboration, bureaucracy, and moral surrender.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
The federal government had also been squeezing the region economically, by withholding funds needed to pay Tigray’s civil servants and limiting access to banks and fuel, according to the TPLF.

— Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of civil servant

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DuVernay says her team approached nearly 300 GOP officeholders, but only a little more than a dozen engaged with them at all.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
The officeholder also serves as president of the State Senate and can cast tie-breaking legislative votes.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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