These belligerent officials that we bet on are what really matters, will really change the battlefield. (2) A legal structure or system designed to assess, in a general sense, to whom a benefit or burden should be accorded when the law is applied to a person`s factual circumstances. They are what college sports are, not those greedy, nasty officials lining up at their convention buffets. OFFICIAL, civil and canonical LAWS. In the old civil law, the person who was a minister or an official of a judge was called the civil servant. 2. In canon law, the person to whom the bishop generally delegates responsibility for his spiritual jurisdiction bears this name. Wood`s Inst. 30, 505; Merl.

Repert. H.T. These sample phrases are automatically selected from various online information sources to reflect the current use of the word „public servant”. The views expressed in the examples do not represent the views of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us your feedback. A door slammed into the back of the retired German, whom this senior official had sent because of his business. Unbeknownst to his neighbors, John Greaney was not the gray-faced public servant he appeared to be. This was the official line, although one man later confessed that he was a minor party official and was fired. „Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/functionary. Retrieved 17 October 2022. A public servant is a person who fulfills a specific role within a political party or other organization.

We tend to think of them as people in gray suits who follow the boss`s instructions and don`t think for themselves. (1) The ethical and philosophical idea that persons must be treated impartially, fairly, appropriately and reasonably by the law and by the arbiters of the law, that laws must ensure that no harm is caused to others, and that if harm is alleged, both the prosecutor and the accused receive a morally correct consequence deserved by their actions (see: due process). And I would add that the baby in my arms was rarely entrusted to this official, apart from the ventilation in the garden under my eye. Looking at the address, the parish leader noticed that it did not contain a name. The origins of this word go back to the French Revolution and in particular to Napoleon. After conquering most of Europe, Napoleon needed many people to help him fulfill all the functions or duties of his vast centralized state. To build an empire, you need soldiers; To run an empire, you need office workers. These office knights were, if you will, called officials. For most of us, it would not be a compliment to be called a public servant. The word refers specifically to a person of lower rank, with little or no authority, who must carry out someone else`s orders. Bureaucrat is often synonymous. But civil servant can also refer to the world beyond government and offices; For example, a character in a play might be called a civil servant if it was obvious that his only function was to keep the action moving.

[Last updated June 2020 by Wex Definitions team] A few days later, a studio official called to say the offices should be vacated. Nglish: Translation of official for Spanish speakers Algernon relied on M. Gibbs, he said, and made himself very pleasant in his dealings with this official. (1) attachment of an act, document or thing sanctioned or approved by a public official or public body. The term may also refer to an organizational act or product authorized by the organization, such as an official Scout knife or emblem, official warranty, membership card, or set of rules. (2) n. a public official or government employee authorized to exercise judgment. (3) n. an officer of a company or partnership. (See: Officer) The stranger looked intently at Hedges, rather to the chagrin of the official who doubted him.

(3) Title conferred on a judge of the Supreme Court of the United States, federal courts of appeals, or state courts of appeals. But after being identified as a U.S. government official, our government ensured that Davis was treated with courtesy. At which Spitzer laughingly shouted at the outgoing official, „Hey, can you come back?”