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public official

NOUN

civil servant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

public servant

WEAK

government worker public employee

NOUN

government employee

Synonyms

WEAK

civil servant public servant

NOUN

notary

Synonyms

STRONG

endorser recorder registrar scrivener signatory witness

WEAK

certifier commissioner for oaths court clerk

NOUN

public servant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

civil servant elected official

WEAK

government worker officeholder official public employee

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Meanwhile, oil industry executive Olatimbo Ayinde, 54, denies one count of bribery relating to Alison-Madueke and a separate count of bribery of a foreign public official.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 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

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

A friend, relative, public official, or — yes — an attorney can file such a petition.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 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

public official

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