A person who holds a position (office) of trust, command, or authority. In public affairs, the term usually applies to a person who holds a government position and is authorized to perform certain functions. In corporate officious intermeddler law, it is a person appointed or elected by the company's board of directors. The term usually implies some form of tenure, duration, and emolument. officer of the court. Generally, a lawyer, in connection with his dealings with and in a court, is said ...