elected official

English Thesaurus

1. official who won the office in a free election (noun.person)

hypernym	:	functionary, official,
definition	:	a worker who holds or is invested with an office (noun.person)

hyponym	:	lame duck,
definition	:	an elected official still in office but not slated to continue (noun.person)

hyponym	:	lieutenant governor,
definition	:	an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States (noun.person)

hyponym	:	selectman,
definition	:	an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns (noun.person)

hyponym	:	selectwoman,
definition	:	an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns (noun.person)