English > government officials: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | People elected or appointed to administer a government. |
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| Synonym | officialdom |
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| Member of | government, authorities, regime | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit |
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| Narrower | bureaucracy, bureaucratism | nonelective government officials |
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| civil service | government workers |
| Broader | administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation | The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something |
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| Spanish | administración, burocracia |
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| Catalan | administració |
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