Oficialii

Oficialii is a Romanian noun in the masculine plural form, used to refer to persons who hold official positions or perform authorized duties within an organization, institution, or government. The term can denote civil servants, government officials, or other staff members who are recognized as part of the formal apparatus of a body, and it is often used to address or describe a known group within a particular context. While it overlaps with terms like funcționari (civil servants) and demnitari (high-ranking officials), oficialii tends to carry a broader sense, sometimes emphasizing the collective group rather than a specific rank.

In everyday and formal discourse, officialii can be identified by context: "oficialii guvernului" refers to government officials, "oficialii instituției" to leaders or key administrative personnel within an institution, and "oficialii meciului" in sports describes the match officials, such as referees and linespeople. The term is generally neutral, though connotations may vary with context or political sentiment.

Etymology traces oficialii to officialis in Latin, with adoption into Romanian through Romance-language variants such as French or Italian. The word conveys the idea of legitimacy and delegated authority, reflecting its historical role in describing individuals empowered to act on behalf of an organization or state.