public office

Other forms: public offices

Definitions of public office
  1. noun
    a position concerning the people as a whole
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    types:
    bully pulpit
    a public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter
    type of:
    berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot
    a job in an organization
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