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According to the news outlet, Barber worked in the U.S. Air Force and was also recruited into Air Force Special Operations, and later worked in a nonofficial capacity for the Defense Department and the intelligence community.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
But the line between official and nonofficial acts can be blurry.
—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
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
But the line between official and nonofficial acts can be blurry.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonofficial
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The Giants are looking to finish the unofficial first half of the season on a high note as Robbie Ray takes on Yoshinobu Yamamoto.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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And now Boyd might be among the more underrated offseason moves in the majors based on the results of the unofficial first half.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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The Office of State Budget and Management, if the bill becomes law, would determine if unauthorized immigrants are receiving such benefits.—
Alan Wooten,
The Washington Examiner,
13 July 2025
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He was arrested on July 8 and faces charges of harboring unauthorized immigrants, knowingly employing people unauthorized to work in the U.S., improper entry into the U.S. and being an unauthorized immigrant in possession of a firearm.—
Jimmy Jenkins,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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“Nonofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonofficial. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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