public offices
Elected or appointed roles
Public offices are positions of authority or responsibility within government, held in trust for the community rather than for personal gain.
The term encompasses elected roles like mayor or senator, appointed positions like judge or cabinet secretary, and civil service jobs.
She devoted thirty years to public office.
The phrase carries connotations of duty and accountability—hence the scandal when someone uses public office for private enrichment.
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- ballot boxContainer for cast votes
- servicesActs performed for others
- appointmentsScheduled times for meetings
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
government · government building · governors · ombudsman · civic · politics · civil service · sworn duty · candidates · authority · administration · mayor · city council · magistrate · prosecutor · tax assessor · registrar · treasurer
- public entitiesgovernment agencies, state enterprises, state agencies, local authorities, national agencies
- Roman Politicsconsul, senate, praetor, tribune, Roman Senate
- Plato's Lawslawgiver, laws, ideal state, preludes, Crete
public officesself-employment
Working for yourself
private practice · freelance work · entrepreneurship · corporate offices · business ownership
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