public office
Elected government role
Public office is a position of authority in government, typically obtained through election or appointment.
Holders of public office—mayors, judges, legislators, agency heads—exercise power on behalf of the state and are accountable to the public.
She announced her candidacy for public office.
Running for or holding public office subjects a person to heightened scrutiny of their conduct and finances.
Lawmaking governmental branch
- senateLegislative governing body
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- ministryClergy's work or state department
judiciary · executive · governor · premier · chancellor · assembly · chamber · representative
Seat of local government
- municipalityLocal governing district
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- mayorElected head of municipality
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
commissioner · borough · ward · constituency · township · selectman · trustee · ombudsman
Obligation for one's actions
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- transparencyState of being see-through
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
impartiality · conflict of interest · corruption · misconduct · nepotism · cronyism · ethics violation · disclosure
Organized effort toward goal
- ballotVoting document
- votingFormally registering a choice
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- primaryChief in importance
caucus · polls · debate · nomination · electorate · referendum · turnout · plurality
Organizational oversight and control
- civil serviceGovernment's administrative workforce
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- recordsStored data or albums
filing · compliance · regulation · procedure · protocol · red tape · permit · license
legislature
Lawmaking governmental branch
- senateLegislative governing body
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
ministry · judiciary · executive · governor · premier · chancellor · assembly · chamber · representative · senator
city hall
Seat of local government
- municipalityLocal governing district
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- mayorElected head of municipality
alderman · commissioner · borough · ward · constituency · township · selectman · trustee · ombudsman · registrar
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- transparencyState of being see-through
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
fiduciary · impartiality · conflict of interest · corruption · misconduct · nepotism · cronyism · ethics violation · disclosure · recusal
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
primary · caucus · polls · debate · nomination · electorate · referendum · turnout · plurality · endorsement
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- civil serviceGovernment's administrative workforce
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
records · filing · compliance · regulation · procedure · protocol · red tape · permit · license · application
- Solonian reformsdebt relief, archons, ecclesia, boule, court system
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- civicsballot, election, ballots, Bill of Rights, branches of government
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- civic dutyjury duty, voting, tax paying, military service, voter registration
public officeprivate sector
Economy outside government control
private enterprise · private practice · entrepreneurship · self-employment · business
public officeprivate citizen
private life · civilian life · private sphere · ordinary citizen · personal life
public, office, officer, official, publication, unofficial, publicize, officials, unofficially