office-holder
Elected or appointed
An office-holder is someone who occupies an official position, especially in government or an organization: Several office-holders were implicated in the scandal.
The term emphasizes the position itself rather than the person's qualifications or performance—one holds an office regardless of how well one fills it.
Also spelled officeholder.
One proposed for position
- appointeePerson named to position
- designateFormally select or name
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
secretary · director · administrator · chancellor · magistrate · envoy · consul · emissary
Current position holder
- representativeOne who acts for another
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- senatorUpper chamber member
- councillorElected local representative
mayor · congressperson · alderman · assemblyman · commissioner · sheriff · delegate · regent
Elected government official
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- platformRaised flat structure
- caucusParty selection meeting
- partisanBiased toward one side
bipartisan · lobbyist · advocacy · constituency · legislation · policy · parliament · debate
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- responsibilityState of being answerable
power · stewardship · governance · administration · delegation · competence · discretion · portfolio
Minor administrative worker
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- administratorPerson who manages operations
- registrarKeeper of official records
- comptrollerChief financial oversight officer
secretary · paperwork · protocol · procedure · compliance · regulation · department · agency
nominee
One proposed for position
- appointeePerson named to position
- designateFormally select or name
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
ambassador · secretary · director · administrator · chancellor · magistrate · envoy · consul · emissary · confirmation
incumbent
Current position holder
- representativeOne who acts for another
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- senatorUpper chamber member
councillor · mayor · congressperson · alderman · assemblyman · commissioner · sheriff · delegate · regent · supervisor
politician
Elected government official
partisan · bipartisan · lobbyist · advocacy · constituency · legislation · policy · parliament · debate · amendment
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
responsibility · power · stewardship · governance · administration · delegation · competence · discretion · portfolio · duties
functionary
Minor administrative worker
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- administratorPerson who manages operations
- registrarKeeper of official records
comptroller · secretary · paperwork · protocol · procedure · compliance · regulation · department · agency · secretariat
office-holderprivate citizen
civilian · ordinary citizen · commoner · layperson · non-official
office-holdercandidate
Person seeking selection
challenger · aspirant · contender · opposition · insurgent