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Meanings of civil officer in English

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autoritat civil

A person who exercises authority over civilian affairs.

        autoritat civil
        Usage of civil officer in English
        1
        Every civil officer in the empire must be chosen from their number.
        Court Life in China: The Capital, Its Officials and People
        2
        They appointed a very civil officer to attend me to the ship.
        Wanderings in South America
        3
        This was the tapop, or chief civil officer at the Rito.
        The Delight Makers
        4
        They cannot be directed to act under the orders of any civil officer.
        Forty-Six Years in the Army
        5
        This civil officer had been a companion of the quack's for many years.
        The Redemption of David Corson
        6
        What is the character of such a military civil officer?
        A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...
        7
        The alteration which this order produced, consisted in substituting the military for the civil officer.
        An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 / ...
        8
        Strictly, no opinion of any civil officer other than a judge has a binding force.
        A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...
        9
        Is he a civil officer of the State or a civil officer of the United States?
        A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...
        10
        In other words, an officer or soldier of the Army is thus transformed into a civil officer.
        A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...
        11
        This holds good as well with the military as the civil officer, but more especially with the latter.
        Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
        12
        What does a civil officer do?
        The Infant System / For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Po...
        13
        With stronger reason it may be said that every other civil officer is bound to behave himself well in his office.
        Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2
        14
        This bill says he shall not be bound in his action by the opinion of any civil officer of the United States.
        A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...
        15
        Major ROGERS was many years the chief civil officer of Government in the district of Oovah, where he was killed by lightning, 1845.
        Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon
        16
        Blake will do very well, and so would his second in command, Captain Erskine, of the 73rd, who is an excellent civil officer.
        A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II
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