Official and Protected

Official

Official adjective - Ordered or allowed by those in authority.

Protected and official are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Protected" instead an adjective "Official".

Protected

Protected adjective - Kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss.

Official and protected are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Official" instead an adjective "Protected".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Codex Alera However, in at least one instance, they proved useful: one such official, Pluvus Pentius, protected some children by obstructing a roving monster with his accounts ledger. Repeatedly.
  • Even official translations aren't protected from it.
  • Men Are the Expendable Gender: The Psi Collective, with their huge focus on breeding, have a version of this as an official policy: Child-bearing women are the most important members and are to be protected and treasured.
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