as in officer
a person who holds a public office
some of our best public officials do their jobs quietly and are never in the news
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as in authorized
ordered or allowed by those in authority
the official languages for those Olympic Games were French and English
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
What Happens Next The conversation surrounding Kirk's killing, political violence and the broadness of free speech remains ongoing as lawmakers, government officials, the media and the general public continue to discuss last week's events and possible future consequences.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Winning lottery numbers are sponsored by Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.
—Jay Cannon, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Any Mega Millions winners will be posted here once announced by lottery officials.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
What Happens Next The conversation surrounding Kirk's killing, political violence and the broadness of free speech remains ongoing as lawmakers, government officials, the media and the general public continue to discuss last week's events and possible future consequences.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Immigration experts recommend starting to study USCIS’s official materials right away, which are available online, since the new tests will begin to be administered during interviews scheduled within the next three months.
—Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Winning lottery numbers are sponsored by Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.
—Jay Cannon, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI has hired Mike Liberatore, former finance chief at Elon Musk's xAI, to be the artificial intelligence startup's business finance officer, responsible for overseeing its massive infrastructure spending.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to police, 26 officers were injured during the demonstration in London and at least 25 arrests were made.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Mike Wagner is a former board member of Kitten’s First for the San Jose Animal Care Center, an authorized nonprofit partner that managed a foster kitten program for the shelter.—
Michael Wagner,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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David Forman, Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen, a midshipman who mistook authorized law enforcement as a threat, engaged and was injured in the process.—
Emma Bussey , Jasmine Baehr , Lucas Y. Tomlinson , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Official.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/official. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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