official family

noun
the executives or officials chiefly responsible for the operation of an organization or government.
Origin:
1900–05, Americanism

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Authorized departure is a voluntary departure for official family members and non-emergency direct-hire employees.
They had remained, in other words, within the connections of a larger official family.
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