This is the 3770th most frequent Russian word.
чиновникам
"Officials" or "bureaucrats."
Here, 'чиновникам' is used as a dative plural form of 'чиновник', referring to officials to whom the task is assigned.
Чиновникам было поручено подготовить доклад по текущему вопросу.
The officials were assigned to prepare a report on the current issue.
In this sentence, 'чиновникам' is used as an indirect object in the dative plural, representing the group of officials receiving the information.
Решение по этому делу будет представлено чиновникам на следующей встрече.
The decision on this matter will be presented to the officials at the next meeting.
Here, 'чиновникам' in the dative plural indicates the recipients of the complaints, the officials responsible for addressing such issues.