public officials
Elected or appointed
Public officials are people who hold positions of authority in government—elected representatives, appointed administrators, judges, and others who exercise governmental power.
The term carries legal weight: public officials face different standards for libel claims and are subject to ethics rules that don't apply to private citizens.
The mayor and other public officials attended the ceremony.
- civil servantsGovernment agency employees
- civil serviceGovernment's administrative workforce
- bureaucratsAdministrative government employees
- lawmakersElected officials writing statutes
- representativesThose acting for others
government officials · mayor · policymakers · inspector general · legislators · ombudsman · ambassador · magistrate · consul · cabinet member · sworn duty · oath of office · councilmember · functionaries · judge · alderman · selectman · commissioner
- government administrationgovernment agencies, ministries, civil servants, state agencies, regulatory agencies
- Statesmenstatesmen, Benjamin Franklin, politicians, Thomas Jefferson, ministers
- Filipino Heroesnational heroes, revolutionaries, patriots, freedom fighters, revolutionary leaders
- recall electionsrecall election, recall petition, recall vote, recall campaign, removal from office
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
public officialscorporate executives
Senior company leadership
business owners · entrepreneurs · corporate officers · industrialists · private contractors
public officialsordinary citizens
civilians · the public · constituents · members of the public · taxpayers