high-ranking official

collocation in English

meaningsofhigh-rankingandofficial

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high-ranking
adjective
uk
/ˌhaɪˈræŋ.kɪŋ/us
/ˌhaɪˈræŋ.kɪŋ/
having an important position in ...
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official
noun[C]
uk
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
a person who has a position of responsibility in ...
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(Definition ofhigh-rankingandofficialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A veryhigh-rankingofficialthere is much given to public speaking, and sometimes his utterances are ludicrous and sometimes they are downright provocative.
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He installed all members of his clan and relatives by marriage inhigh-rankingofficialposts.
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Her father was ahigh-rankingofficialas an imperial adviser.
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He has served numerous international sports administrations, often as president or similarlyhigh-rankingofficial.
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His father was ahigh-rankingofficialin the royal government.
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It is a title for ahigh-rankingofficialin charge of matters related to hunting.
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After enduring humiliation and bullying, he wins the favour of the emperor through his excellent culinary skills and becomes ahigh-rankingofficial.
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It does not make a difference whether the suspect is ahigh-rankingofficialor kith and kin of the officialdom.
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Perales, who had since gone on to become ahigh-rankingofficialat the city, state, and federal levels, was brought back to serve as president.
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Onehigh-rankingofficialhad called it, an unedifying trade in young people that rips the heart out of clubs which try to develop players.
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He also served as a consultant for some high-ranking officials, but he never took any such position himself.
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Evans later participated in arranging a number ofhigh-rankingofficialvisits between the two nations.
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High-ranking officials from all of these organizations graced the occasion, making congratulatory speeches at the outset.
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Most of these scholars also served as government officials, in some cases as high-ranking officials.
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Later that day, the alarm raised by the village head brought several high-ranking officials to the trouble spot.
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Gifts of books were of limited use, even for the sufficiently high-ranking officials and well-connected literati involved in this practice.
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By reshaping bureaux through hiving-off troublesome and routine managerial work, high-ranking officials can maximize their utility at the same time as cutting their programme budgets.
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Bovard suggests that foreign aid has helped only government bureaucrats and high-ranking officials in the developing world.
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It is carried out in the course of discussions with high-ranking officials from the countries concerned.
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