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noun
a person appointed or elected to a governmental post.
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Origin of public officer
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby public officer
publicly, publicness, public nuisance, público, public offering, public officer, public opinion, public-opinion poll, public ownership, public policy, public prosecutor
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