public officer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of public officer
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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First, the police must establish whether the person they're investigating was a "public officer" and the incident in question was plausibly part of those duties.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
L.A. prosecutors charged Chandler with assault by a public officer in 2021.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
She had been facing charges of violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and soliciting the violation of oath by a public officer.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
Mr. Meadows is charged with one count each of violating Georgia’s racketeering law and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
The Test and Corporation Acts, passed in the reign of Charles II, were still in force, and bound practically every public officer to take the sacrament according to the rites of the Church of England.
From A Short History of English Liberalism by Walter Lyon Blease
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