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 had made a bet: Inflation was a reopening problem that would fix itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Officials also said Blondie ran the risk of passing along patterns of depending on humans for food and shelter to her cubs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Webb, speaking on Match Officials Mic'd Up, said the foul on Raya had to be penalised.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Officials pay closest attention to core PCE, which strips out food and energy, whose price swings are often unrelated to the underlying economy.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Officials worried that the women would become martyrs.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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