as in official
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Trump officials slam New York judge Several Trump administration officials criticized Engelmayer’s decision Sunday.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025 -
Jordanian aid officials say airlifts can get medicine into Gaza more reliably and faster than trucks.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2025
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In the few departments that held hearings on Wednesday, attendees reported chaotic and sluggish proceedings, with supervisors filling in for court clerks and at least one judge filling out minute orders by hand.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Clerk of Superior Court Elisa Chinn-Gary should have 249 clerks, the study says.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Feb. 2025
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And hundreds of other services provided by federal public servants with little public recognition.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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These aren't classified operatives--they're public servants who, theoretically, work for the American people and the Constitution, not Musk's personal agenda.—
Brenda Looper,
arkansasonline.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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That maneuver went at the heart of what was regarded as a sacrosanct tenet in American government: that civil servants remain outside partisan politics and can’t be fired without due process.—
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
9 Feb. 2025
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But civil servants are not waiting around for that to happen.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Coleman said, adding that the committee did not include submissions related to specific legislation or officeholders such as Bailey.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
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Across the South, such activity had triggered deadly white violence against Black voters, organizers and officeholders in the decades since the war.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Officiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officiary. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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