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prosecuting officer vs district attorney

district attorney vs prosecuting officer

prosecuting officer and district attorney both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prosecuting officer Yes No No No
district attorney Yes No No No
As nouns, district attorney is a hyponym of prosecuting officer; that is, district attorney is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prosecuting officer:
  • prosecuting officer: a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
  • district attorney: an official prosecutor for a judicial district
Other hyponyms of prosecuting officer include DA, state's attorney, state attorney.
prosecuting officer (noun) district attorney (noun)
a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state an official prosecutor for a judicial district
Difference between prosecuting officer and district attorney

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