state official
Public sector worker
A state official is a person who holds a position of authority within a state government, whether elected or appointed.
The term covers governors, legislators, judges, attorneys general, secretaries of state, and similar positions: State officials gathered for the annual conference.
In federal systems, state officials are distinguished from federal and local officials.
- governorState's chief executive
- senatorUpper chamber member
- bureaucratGovernment administrative official
- government employeeState workforce member
- civil servantGovernment administration employee
commissioner · legislator · mayor · representative · appointed · sworn in · elected · public servant · cabinet · secretary · capitol · oath · corruption · power · authority · mandate · term · term limits
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- officialsbailiff, bureaucrat, congressman, governor-general, commissioner
- regional leadersgovernor, viceroy, prefect, provincial governor, regional director
state officialprivate citizen
civilian · ordinary citizen · layperson · commoner · member of the public
state, official, states, stated, stating, statement, statements, stately, stateless