officials
People in charge
Officials are people holding positions of authority, typically in government, sports, or organizations.
Government officials administer public affairs: elected officials, city officials.
In sports, officials are referees or umpires who enforce rules: The officials reviewed the play.
The word often implies bureaucratic or formal authority: Immigration officials detained several passengers.
Administrative government employees
- politiciansElected government representatives
- diplomatsForeign government representatives
- legislatorsElected law-making officials
- governorsState or provincial leaders
mayors · senators · cabinet · parliament · embassy · consulate · ministers · representatives
Persons of high rank
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- processionFormal moving line
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
pageantry · protocol · vestments · medals · sashes · robes · insignia · honors
Those who examine officially
- auditorsFinancial statement reviewers
- examinersThose who scrutinize officially
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
licensing · permits · certification · accreditation · monitors · investigators · assessors · controllers
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
governance · leadership · supervision · direction · control · hierarchy · rank · seniority
Sports match arbiters
- umpiresSports contest officials
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
- linesmenOfficials judging boundary calls
- timekeepersThose who track time
scorers · stewards · marshals · adjudicators · commissioners · arbiters · reviewers · VAR
bureaucrats
Administrative government employees
- politiciansElected government representatives
- diplomatsForeign government representatives
- legislatorsElected law-making officials
governors · mayors · senators · cabinet · parliament · embassy · consulate · ministers · representatives · delegates
dignitaries
Persons of high rank
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- processionFormal moving line
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
coronation · pageantry · protocol · vestments · medals · sashes · robes · insignia · honors · fanfare
inspectors
Those who examine officially
- auditorsFinancial statement reviewers
- examinersThose who scrutinize officially
- complianceAdhering to requirements
enforcement · licensing · permits · certification · accreditation · monitors · investigators · assessors · controllers · supervisors
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
command · governance · leadership · supervision · direction · control · hierarchy · rank · seniority · chain of command
referees
Sports match arbiters
- umpiresSports contest officials
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
- linesmenOfficials judging boundary calls
timekeepers · scorers · stewards · marshals · adjudicators · commissioners · arbiters · reviewers · VAR · replay
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- governmentgovernment, ministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- authoritiesrulers, ruler, leaders, leader, bosses
- executive branchexecutive branch, executive power, executive orders, cabinet secretary, executive order
- notablesleaders, celebrities, dignitary, rulers, VIPs
officialssubordinates
Those ranked below
underlings · rank and file · common people · subjects · the masses
officialscivilians
Non-military population
the public · laypeople · outsiders · ordinary people · bystanders
officialsamateurs
Nonprofessional participants
volunteers · freelancers · independents · rogues · grassroots activists
- elected officialsLeaders chosen by vote
- public officialsGovernment position holders
- government officialState-employed administrator
- wedding officiantLeads marriage ceremonies
- official documentsVerified governmental or institutional papers
- official rulesCodified governing standards
official, unofficial, officially, officiate, unofficially, officialdom, elected official, officiating, officiant