federal official
National agency worker
A federal official is a person who holds a position in a nation's central government, as distinguished from state, provincial, or local authorities.
In the United States, federal officials include everyone from cabinet secretaries to FBI agents to postal workers: Federal officials raided the warehouse at dawn.
The term often appears in news coverage of investigations, regulations, or policy decisions.
- fedGave nourishment to
- agentOne who acts independently
- bureaucratGovernment administrative official
- executive branchGovernment's implementing arm
- auditorFinancial records examiner
representative · background check · inspector · civil servant · public servant · confirmation hearing · Capitol Hill · government · government employee · attorney general · security clearance · administration · ambassador · oath of office · whistleblower protections · appointee · sworn in · commissioner
federal officialcorporate executive
Senior company leader
business owner · private citizen · entrepreneur · civilian · contractor
federal officialprivate citizen
ordinary citizen · civilian · layperson · member of the public · outsider
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