state official

collocation in English

meaningsofstateandofficial

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state
noun
uk
/steɪt/us
/steɪt/
a condition or way of being that exists at a ...
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official
adjective
uk
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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(Definition ofstateandofficialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstate official

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To qualify as a state-inflicted sanction, the sanction must be inflicted by astateofficial.
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In addition, astateofficialwas dispatched to the laboratory of the pharmaceutical company to observe the blood being drawn and processed and the serum being bottled.
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Independent of the perpetrator's loss of dignity, we listed five criteria with which thestateofficial has to comply in order to remain virtuous with regard to the case handling.
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First, even if we focus on the intentions and other mental states of the decision-maker, these are mental states she has in her capacity as astateofficial.
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Even if he allows a tenancy to occur, astateofficialis empowered to intervene to set a so-called fair rent.
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The colony is governed by astateofficialwho is both the governor of the islands and chief judge.
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Therefore, when astateofficialattempts to enforce an unconstitutional law, that individual is stripped of his official character.
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The railway committee commissioned astateofficialto plan the approximate route of the line.
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In 2000, astateofficialestimated that it would cost $250,000 to preserve the bridge.
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Ironically, the facility had been inspected just one week earlier by astateofficial.
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Such unthinking contempt for individual rights is intolerable from anystateofficial.
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After an audience, thestateofficialwould bow three times to the king.
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In such case, the chiefstateofficialis to invite the first in line of succession to be king.
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One of his sons achieved distinction as an admiral, whilst another was astateofficial.
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As commissioner of elections, he was an exemplarystateofficialwho won reelection time after time.
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I abandoned thestateofficialcareer which seemed to be starting promisingly and joined one of the newly-born trade companies.
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Local associations in the two communities differ in their relations with state officials and international donors.
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Instead, he elected to demonstrate the legitimacy and importance of his discovery through the interest it provoked among powerful state officials.
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