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VocabJLPT N1

civil official

Noun

Definitions

1. civil official
2. Civilian

A civilian government official, as opposed to a military officer. This term is used to distinguish non-military personnel within a government or bureaucratic system.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

This is exactly the moment when a civil official's ability to mediate gets put to the test.

Sentence 2

The teacher stressed that "civil officials work for the people."

Sentence 3

Civil officials get written off as out of touch with reality pretty often, don't they?

Sentence 4

"The silence from the civil officials scares me," the new hire muttered.

Sentence 5

Um, civil officials are separate from military personnel, right?