Synonyms and antonyms of Groups of government officials in American Thesaurus

apparatus (noun)

the people and organizations involved in some aspect of government

assembly (noun)

a part of a government consisting of people who have been elected to make laws

assembly (noun)

a group of people who have been elected in order to discuss issues and make decisions affecting a particular region

bureaucracy (noun)

the people employed to run government organizations

cabinet (noun)

a group of members of a government who are chosen by the leader of the government to give advice and be responsible for its policies

Capitol Hill ()

the U.S. Congress

caucus (noun)

a group of politicians within a political party who have special interests or responsibilities

city council (noun)

the elected officials who govern a city

city hall (noun)

American the officials who manage a city

congress (noun)

a group of people who are chosen or elected to make laws in some countries

Congress ()

the group of people in the U.S. who are elected to make laws. It consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate

council (noun)

the elected officials who govern a local area such as a city or county

county council (noun)

in the U.K. and some U.S. counties, a group of people who are elected to govern a county

the Electoral College ()

the people chosen by voters in individual states to elect the president and vice president of the United States

government (noun)

the people who control a country, region, or city and make decisions about its laws and taxes

government (noun)

the members of the main political party in a legislature, or the members of the cabinet (=the group of politicians with the most important jobs) in a system with a legislature

the Hill (noun)

Americaninformal the U.S. Congress

junta (noun)

a group of military officers that governs a country, usually without having been elected

legislature (noun)

a group of people who are elected to create laws in a particular area, especially a U.S. state

Parliament (noun)

an official elected group of people in some countries who meet to make the laws of the country and discuss national issues

rearguard (noun)

the members of a political organization who do not want the organization to change

secretariat (noun)

a group of senior people within a government or organization

select committee (noun)

a small group of politicians who are chosen to find out about a particular subject and then make a report

soviet (noun)

one of the elected government councils that ruled the U.S.S.R. when it existed in the past

town council (noun)

American a group of people chosen or elected to govern a town

town council (noun)

British a group of people who are responsible for making decisions about public services in a town

town hall (noun)

the government officials and other people who work at a town hall

Ways and Means Committee (noun)

a committee of members of the U.S. House of Representatives that considers laws about money spent by the government. Its full name is the “House Committee on Ways and Means”.

Whitehall ()

all the government officials in the U.K. who work in these departments