public officer
a person appointed or elected to a governmental post.
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How to use public officer in a sentence
Police arrested Brooks under a little-known Nevada law that prohibits threats, direct or indirect, against a public officer.
The Assemblyman Has a Gun: The Steven Brooks Saga | Jon Ralston | January 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the day they are received upon the attestation of a public officer.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847 | T. W. (Thomas William) AlliesAs a courtier and a public officer the calls upon his purse must have been heavy: little indeed could be left for books.
Old English Libraries | Ernest SavageHe may make, but he cannot conclude a treaty; he may designate, but he cannot appoint, a public officer.
American Institutions and Their Influence | Alexis de Tocqueville et al.Besides, the secondary public officer is almost on a level with the people, while the others are raised above it.
American Institutions and Their Influence | Alexis de Tocqueville et al.
This plain lucid exposition of the duties of freemen merits the highest consideration of every private citizen and public officer.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution | L. Carroll Judson
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