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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Over time, officials concluded telling markets what they were doing might improve the transmission of their policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Anger bubbled over again when it emerged Lord Mandelson was given security clearance for the role, despite concerns being raised by vetting officials.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Sadeq and other officials decided to switch the Ashura procession to Beirut.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

The 1987 ban had the effect of keeping outbreaks contained, making it easier for local officials to address them.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

He began lobbying officials there to include the various second-line antibiotics on their list of “essential drugs”—a list that the ministries followed and allocated money for in their budgets.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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