public official

Example Sentences

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Ismael Arvizu, 26, said he was charged with trespassing, disturbing the peace, resisting arrest and threatening a public official.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

French authorities are investigating former bank employee Fabrice Aidan for alleged corruption of a foreign public official.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

"What chilling effect does that have on the world we live in? You don't like what a public official does and you make a joke, and you're dragged into court?"

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

He can, and presumably will, mount a plausible argument that the disciplinary counsel cannot sanction a public official based on its own subjective view of what crosses the constitutional line.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Robert Todd Lincoln went on to a stellar career as an attorney and then public official.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly