officials

NOUN

administration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

board bureau cabinet committee department executive legislature management ministry presidency

STRONG

President admiral advisers chair chairperson command commander consulate directors embassy executives feds general headquarters officers powers presidium stewards superintendents supervisors upstairs

WEAK

chargé d'affaires front office governing body top brass

NOUN

bureaucracy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration authority civil service management ministry red tape

STRONG

directorate government officialdom

WEAK

beadledom city hall powers that be regulatory commission the Establishment the system

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Officials say more than 1,400 buildings have been destroyed in La Guaira state, which has suffered "tremendous devastation"

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Officials did not identify the Marine who went missing Thursday or disclose the circumstances surrounding his disappearance, saying that the name will be withheld until after the family is notified.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

Officials estimate about 5 ballots remain to be counted and 17,650 are waiting to cure a missing or mismatched signature.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

Officials and field officers at ICE greeted the selection with some confusion, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Officials were quoted and victims named, making the story more believable.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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