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Definition of Elected official

1. Noun. Official who won the office in a free election.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elected Official

Literary usage of Elected official

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Official Proceedings of the National Democratic Convention, Held in St by Edward B. Dickinson (1888)
"Looney, of Tennessee, Mr. Edward B. Dickinson, of New York, was unanimously re-elected Official Stenographer of the Committee. On motion of Mr. Pasco, ..."

2. Revised Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York by New York (State). Constitutional Convention (1916)
"... particular provision so that that part of the election machinery be given the proper protection by being placed in the hands of an elected official. ..."

3. Kallias of Sphettos and the Revolt of Athens in 286 B.C. by Theodore Leslie Shear (1978)
"Moreover, we learn that he was an elected official ... it now seems certain that we have to do with one elected official, who performed various duties in ..."

4. Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1911 by Franklin Hichborn (1911)
"Shanahan stated that he opposed any such policy, holding that the elected official should be made responsible not only for himself but for his appointees. ..."

5. Federal Historic Preservation Laws by Sara K. Blumenthal (1993)
"Within sixty days of notice from the State Historic Preservation Officer, the chief local elected official shall transmit the report of the commission and ..."

6. The English Illustrated Magazine (1900)
"At this moment a hand appeared above the counter, and a beer-bottle flew through the air, crashing against the skull of the newly elected official, ..."

7. Personal Banking Fraud: Hearings Before the Committee on Banking and edited by James A. Leach (2000)
"A former bookkeeper and elected official, you got assistance, but I do shudder thinking about the average citizen walking in and saying "this happened to ..."

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