government official
Example Sentences
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A government official in a nearby region released a statement saying that the woman had died of the plague; he has since updated the statement to add the word possibly.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Rush revealed to a foreign government official the existence and certain descriptive information of a US government clandestine human source," they said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Holt wrote that Zhang kept in contact with a former classmate at the university, a purported Chinese government official, since graduating around 2014.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
"People are watching very closely how Canada is handling this process," a government official said in a media briefing on Thursday.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Someone called out from the front of the house; Tree-ear recognized the voice of the government official Yee.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
