department official

collocation in English

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department
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/dɪˈpɑːt.mənt/us
/dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt/
a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of study ...
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official
adjective
uk
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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(Definition ofdepartmentandofficialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They have been relocated to schools, government buildings and tents, said a regional civil affairsdepartmentofficial.
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Riconosciuto stated that he had been threatened by a justicedepartmentofficial.
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I believe that department officials will find that they have a much easier task given the new framework.
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They have taken the vehicle numbers and communicated them to local department officials.
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He went on to argue that the closest analogy might be to a meeting of education department officials.
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The department officials were able only to assert that that was the case and were unable to provide figures or costings to prove it.
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Department officials must exercise self-discipline when introducing legislative and regulatory changes.
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Department officials are continuing to discuss options with interested organisations.
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Department officials have been closely involved in discussions on the eligibility of hospices to apply for lottery funding.
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Department officials know the people on the end of the telephone.
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Housing department officials have much professional skill.
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Department officials have been thrust into the cauldron.
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Department officials appear to be insisting that on one site the whole connection for a development covering 200-odd acres must be in place before the first acre is let.
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Athletic department officials knew that the players were ineligible, but did not disclose it to anyone.
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Department officials said the program was modern and fair and that it was part of ongoing contract negotiations with the local.
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After the investigations, department officials decided to cover up what they had done.
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The court cleared charges of other eleven accused, including three teachers, six education department officials and two municipality officers.
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The education department officials were accused of negligence of their duties and the lower level officers for conspiring with the officials for obtaining and renewing the licenses.
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Senior department officials said a special tahsildar had been appointed to specify the boundaries and the extent of the marshland to be brought under their control.
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