officeholder
Person in power
An officeholder is a person who holds a public position or government post.
The term emphasizes the position itself rather than how it was obtained—elected officials and appointed bureaucrats alike are officeholders.
Several officeholders were implicated in the scandal.
Term limits prevent any officeholder from serving more than eight years.
Elected government official
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- senatorUpper chamber member
- congresspersonElected federal legislator
- mayorElected head of municipality
governor · councillor · alderman · representative · chancellor · premier · minister · ambassador
Obligation for one's actions
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- transparencyState of being see-through
fiduciary · obligation · service · ethics · integrity · compliance · answerability · trustworthiness
Holding an official position
- termFixed period or word
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- electionOrganized public voting
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
swearing-in · reelection · succession · resignation · impeachment · removal · vacancy · lame duck
Formal authoritative directive
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
sovereignty · governance · rule · influence · clout · dominance · ascendancy · sway
Adopted principle of action
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- agendaFormal discussion list
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- executiveSenior organizational leader
leadership · coordination · management · supervision · operation · execution · implementation · directorship
politician
Elected government official
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- senatorUpper chamber member
- congresspersonElected federal legislator
mayor · governor · councillor · alderman · representative · chancellor · premier · minister · ambassador · secretary
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
transparency · fiduciary · obligation · service · ethics · integrity · compliance · answerability · trustworthiness · conscientiousness
incumbency
Holding an official position
- termFixed period or word
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- electionOrganized public voting
inauguration · swearing-in · reelection · succession · resignation · impeachment · removal · vacancy · lame duck · interim
mandate
Formal authoritative directive
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
control · sovereignty · governance · rule · influence · clout · dominance · ascendancy · sway · prerogative
policy
Adopted principle of action
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- agendaFormal discussion list
- governanceHow authority is exercised
executive · leadership · coordination · management · supervision · operation · execution · implementation · directorship · bureaucracy
- officialsbailiff, bureaucrat, congressman, governor-general, commissioner
- politicospolitician, legislator, lawmaker, senator, congressman
officeholdercandidate
Person seeking selection
challenger · aspirant · nominee · contender · lame duck
officeholderprivate citizen
constituent · ordinary citizen · voter · civilian · member of the public