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foreign ministerPolitical or official representative person of one country in another country.Rate it:

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by the bookIn a manner which adheres strictly to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.Rate it:

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by-the-bookAdhering strictly to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.Rate it:

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Can't Fight City HallThe under authority person cannot do anything against an administrative system, there is no way to win the struggle against official procedureRate it:

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cargo-200the code word referring to casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military. In its official meaning, Cargo 200 refers to bodies contained in zinc-lined coffins, but in military context this code word can be used for dead bodies as they are transported from the battlefield.Rate it:

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faceless bureaucratA stereotypical anonymous, interchangeable and unaccountable government official.Rate it:

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grease paymentA bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.Rate it:

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hold courtTo preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.Rate it:

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in album referre (De Or. 2. 12. 52)to record in the official tablets (Annales maximi).Rate it:

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in the line of dutyAs part of or while performing official duties, usually of the military or police personnel, or of government officials.Rate it:

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lubrication paymentA bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.Rate it:

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Main StreetThe generic street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in the United States, Canada, Ireland, some parts of Scotland and also in some countries in central Europe.Rate it:

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munere fungi, muneri praeesseto perform official duties.Rate it:

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munus administrare, gerereto perform official duties.Rate it:

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no commentAn "official" refusal to relay any further information, used for example in response to a question by a newspaper reporter or police officer.Rate it:

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no commentAn "official" refusal to relay any further information, as a response to a newspaper reporter's question.Rate it:

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off the gridIsolated; in a remote location; in seclusion; not participating in some official process or system.Rate it:

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on the clockIn the official time expired in a game or other sporting event.Rate it:

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on the clockIn the official time remaining in a game or other sporting event.Rate it:

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provinciam alicui decernere, mandareto entrust some one with an official duty, a province.Rate it:

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report toTo be subordinate to in a hierarchy; to receive orders from; to give official updates to.Rate it:

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rubber stampTo make officialRate it:

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rule onTo make a decision in an official capacity regarding some matter.Rate it:

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shop stewardunion officialRate it:

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sign into lawTo sign as a mark of official approval.Rate it:

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stand up withIn a wedding ceremony, to serve as best man or as maid of honor or as an official witness for (someone).Rate it:

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stuffed shirtOne who is overly official or officious; somebody in charge but not necessarily in power or effective.Rate it:

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stylish yet professionalfashionable and still officialRate it:

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Sussex DriveA street in Ottawa, the location of the official residence of the prime minister of Canada.Rate it:

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totus porcusCompletely; unreservedly: swallowed the official version totus porcus.Rate it:

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touch judgerugby officialRate it:

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White HouseThe official home and workplace of the President of the United States of America.Rate it:

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