Sentence examples for functioned as an official from inspiring English sources

The new republic functioned as an official homeland for millions of Xhosa-speaking Africans in South Africa who were denied citizenship in that country under the laws of the apartheid system.

In consideration of both demographic and cultural factors, Russian continues to function as an official language.

A passport is a travel document that functions as an official form of identification and allows the bearer to enter and depart most foreign countries.

A passport is a travel document that functions as an official form of identification and allows the bearer to enter and leave most foreign countries.

It functions as an official language of administration in Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland and in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, and Kenya.

The beth din also adheres to the rules of Britain's 1996 Arbitration Act and can function as an official court of arbitration in the consensual resolution of other civil disputes, like inheritance or business conflicts.

"Regulating the Internet has become a fundamental task in nurturing the development of the Internet in China," said Xinhua News, the government news agency that functions as an official mouthpiece.

The Kanō school of painters expanded and functioned as a kind of "official" Japanese painting academy.

Taiwan has functioned as an independent country ever since officials fleeing the Communist takeover of China established a government there in 1949.

Now, still on the Post staff, he functions as a semi-official court stenographer to the Bush White House.

It briefly functioned as a jail.