elected officials
Voted-in public servants
Elected officials are people who hold government positions through winning elections rather than being appointed or hired.
The term covers executives like presidents, governors, and mayors, as well as legislators at every level.
Write to your elected officials if you want your voice heard.
The phrase often implies accountability to voters: Elected officials who ignore constituents risk losing their seats.
- senatorUpper chamber member
- city councilLocal legislative assembly
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
- mayorElected head of municipality
- public servantGovernment worker serving citizens
ballot · councilmember · legislation · parliament · governor · representative · president · opposition leaders · selectman · executive branch · constituency · town hall meeting · vote of confidence · referendum · policymaking · politician · budget approval · primaries
- council officialscouncillors, councilors, mayors, deputy mayors, town clerks
- democracyvote, voting, elections, ballot, ballots
- authoritiesrulers, ruler, leaders, leader, officials
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
- school boardsboard members, board meetings, board chair, vice chair, board minutes
- state governmentstate budget, state senate, state legislature, state capitol, state constitution
elected officialscivil servants
Government agency employees
political appointees · hereditary rulers · kings · queens · royalty