elected official

Other forms: elected officials

Definitions of elected official
  1. noun
    official who won the office in a free election
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    lame duck
    an elected official who is currently still in office but who has not been reelected
    lieutenant governor
    an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States
    selectman
    an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns
    selectwoman
    an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns
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    functionary, official
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
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