public official

collocation in English

meaningsofpublicandofficial

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public
adjective
uk
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/us
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/
relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group ...
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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 ofpublicandofficialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Not mentioned but likely to fall within definition ofpublicofficial.
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Of course, the meaning of 'publicofficial' is likely to vary amongst the member states.
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A peat superintendant (and inspector) was a relatively low-rankingpublicofficialwho supervised the urban peat supply.
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Apublicofficialand his wife have to learn to accept a daughter-in-law from a craftsman's family (cobbler).
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Foreignpublicofficialis not defined as such but presumably the definition of apublicofficialreferred to above will be relevant.
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G1 respondents in 1965 were not asked whether they had written to an editor, contacted apublicofficial, or taken part in a demonstration.
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We are concerned withpublicofficialactions and events, rather than any possible underlying motivation.
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Bribery of apublicofficialis also an offence at common law.
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It was fixed, as all public contracts of this kind would be, by apublicofficial—and rightly so.
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The paper was written by a council officer, apublicofficial, paid for by the public.
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Clearly, the hitter words of the dead student's father had much more human impact than the reasoned explanation of apublicofficial.
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He may pretend to be a gas inspector or apublicofficial.
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All that is certified is the signature of thepublicofficial.
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The very idea of apublicofficialbeing sent around to label people as unfit to occupy their accommodation is thoroughly offensive.
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At present, thepublicofficialconcerned has no interest in such matters as surveying, architecture, building or the supply of building materials.
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This new practice is quite clearly an involvement of thepublicofficialin political controversy.
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An article 3 case that could arise would be "degrading treatment by apublicofficial".
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Again apublicofficial, a registrar, looks after that.
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Where there is apublicofficialresponsible for public transport, public transport planning could become an integral part of planning from the start.
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