elected official
Voted-in public servant
An elected official is a person who holds a position of governmental authority through winning an election rather than by appointment or inheritance.
The term encompasses positions from local school boards to heads of state: The elected officials refused to comment on the scandal.
In democracies, elected officials are theoretically accountable to the voters who chose them.
Formally registering a choice
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- ballotVoting document
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
campaign · platform · mandate · incumbent · challenger · debate · primary · caucus
Member of electoral district
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- liaisonConnector between groups
district · ward · riding · borough · township · county · state · federal
Elected maker of laws
- senatorUpper chamber member
- congresspersonElected federal legislator
- parliamentarianRules of order specialist
- councillorElected local representative
mayor · governor · alderman · representative · delegate · lawmaker · assemblymember · commissioner
State of being see-through
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
scrutiny · audit · compliance · accountability · duty · obligation · standards · probity
Official enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- assemblyConstructing from components
- senateLegislative governing body
parliament · statute · ordinance · regulation · administration · cabinet · quorum · committee
voting
Formally registering a choice
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- ballotVoting document
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
referendum · campaign · platform · mandate · incumbent · challenger · debate · primary · caucus · turnout
constituent
Member of electoral district
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
liaison · district · ward · riding · borough · township · county · state · federal · local
legislator
Elected maker of laws
- senatorUpper chamber member
- congresspersonElected federal legislator
- parliamentarianRules of order specialist
councillor · mayor · governor · alderman · representative · delegate · lawmaker · assemblymember · commissioner · selectman
transparency
State of being see-through
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- responsibilityState of being answerable
integrity · scrutiny · audit · compliance · accountability · duty · obligation · standards · probity · impeachment
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- assemblyConstructing from components
senate · parliament · statute · ordinance · regulation · administration · cabinet · quorum · committee · bill
- civic rolesvoter, citizen, taxpayer, constituent, candidate
- officialsofficials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman, governor-general
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- oath takersjuror, naturalized citizen, soldier, police officer, commissioned officer
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
- recall electionsrecall petition, recall vote, recall campaign, ouster, ousted
elected officialappointee
Person named to position
political appointee · monarch · dictator · civil servant · bureaucrat
elected officialdespot
Ruler with absolute power
strongman · autocrat · absolute monarch · military dictator · puppet ruler
elected officialprivate citizen
constituent · voter · ordinary citizen · subject · civilian
office, select, elect, official, election, elected, officially, elections, electorate