public officer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of public officer
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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He was found guilty of one count of resisting a public officer in February 2022 and ultimately sentenced to one day in jail, Hicks said.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
He now faces charges of impersonating a public officer.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023
He is charged in the Fulton County indictment with seven criminal counts, including conspiring to impersonate a public officer, to commit first-degree forgery, to make false statements and writings, and to file false documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
Meadows was indicted by a Fulton County grand jury for allegedly violating the state's racketeering law and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2023
He heard the word Galilee; and he makes that the occasion of shifting off the responsibility upon another public officer, and seizes the occasion with avidity.
From An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists by Simon Greenleaf
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