public officer

American  

noun

1. a person appointed or elected to a governmental post.

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Etymology

Origin of public officer

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

First, was the suspect a public officer?

From BBC

A judge concluded the man had not committed misconduct in a public office because the man was not a public officer carrying out a role involving public trust.

From BBC

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

L.A. prosecutors charged Chandler with assault by a public officer in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times

Some 124 crimes across 80 laws criminalise obstructing a public officer, often without clearly defining what causes "obstruction".

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