public official
Example Sentences
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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
A friend, relative, public official, or — yes — an attorney can file such a petition.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
His father, who had been a public official, ended up running a “teahouse” in Hiroshima—something like a cabaret.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
