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Recent Examples of nonofficial
But the line between official and nonofficial acts can be blurry.
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Sarah Binder, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
In a country where nonofficial independent media has been largely stifled under Chavismo—the colloquial name given to the quarter century of political control by the late strongman Hugo Chávez and his successor, Maduro—social-media apps play an important role as a communications lifeline.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2024
The president, for instance, might veto a bill after accepting a bribe—something that sure sounds like a nonofficial, criminal act.
—Sarah Binder, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
Trump's claim won't necessarily sway the judge, because the type of conduct at issue in the hush money case may well fall into the category of what the Supreme Court called nonofficial, personal actions for which a president can still be prosecuted.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2024
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Sarah Binder, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
In a country where nonofficial independent media has been largely stifled under Chavismo—the colloquial name given to the quarter century of political control by the late strongman Hugo Chávez and his successor, Maduro—social-media apps play an important role as a communications lifeline.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2024
The president, for instance, might veto a bill after accepting a bribe—something that sure sounds like a nonofficial, criminal act.
—Sarah Binder, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
Trump's claim won't necessarily sway the judge, because the type of conduct at issue in the hush money case may well fall into the category of what the Supreme Court called nonofficial, personal actions for which a president can still be prosecuted.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonofficial
Adjective
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His unofficial time from home plate to the left field corner was 48 seconds, as timed by a reporter.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
26 May 2025
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America of a Memorial Day weekend when the unofficial start of summer means school's out and play is in?—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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In the absence of automation to oversee these applications, IT and security teams must manually detect and respond to threats posed by unauthorized AI tools.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The settlement signed on Friday between Prospect and the state of Connecticut concludes an ongoing state investigation into unauthorized service cuts at Rockville launched in October of last year.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
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“Nonofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonofficial. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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