officer - official

officer - official
◊ 'officer'
An officer is a person who has a position of authority in the armed forces.

...a retired army officer.

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Officer is also used in the name of some people's jobs.

He was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer.

Suddenly the press officer came out and announced the result.

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◊ 'official'
An official is a person who holds a position of authority in an organization, especially a government department or a trade union.

At present, the development effort is mainly carried on by government officials.

He brought an action against the union officials who had insisted on his dismissal.

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◊ 'office worker'
You do not use officer or official to refer to someone who works in an office. A person like this is called an office worker.

Office workers have been found to make more mistakes when distracted by traffic noise.

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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