state officials
Public sector administrators
State officials are people who hold positions of authority in government at the state level, as distinguished from federal or local officials.
The term encompasses elected leaders like governors and legislators, as well as appointed administrators who run state agencies: State officials announced new environmental regulations.
In legal contexts, state officials may be sued or held accountable for actions taken in their official capacity.
- chief justicePresiding judge, highest court
- auditorFinancial records examiner
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
- registrarKeeper of official records
- comptrollerChief financial oversight officer
sheriff · ombudsman · public defender · governor · lieutenant governor · clerk · tax assessor · senator · corrections officer · judge · treasurer · inspector general · police chief · elected · sworn in · compliance officer · magistrate · superintendent
- government administrationpublic administration, government agencies, ministries, civil servants, regulatory agencies
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
state officialscorporate employees
Business organization's hired workers
business owners · corporate executives · entrepreneurs · private contractors · freelancers
state officialsordinary citizens
the public · civilians · constituents · laypeople · taxpayers
state officialsfederal officials
National government employees
city officials · county officials · town officials · federal employees