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Synonyms and antonyms of Individual government officials in American Thesaurus
Individual government officials
agent (noun)
an official of some U.S. government departments, such as the FBI
alderman (noun)
a male politician who is a member of the government of a city in the U.S., Canada, or Australia
alderwoman (noun)
a female politician who is a member of the government of a city in the U.S., Canada, or Australia
assemblyman (noun)
a male politician who has been elected as a member of a U.S. state Assembly
assemblywoman (noun)
a female politician who has been elected as a member of a U.S. state Assembly
attorney general (noun)
the head of the U.S. Department of Justice
cabinet minister (noun)
British someone in a government who is a member of the cabinet
chancellor (noun)
the leader of the government in some countries, for example Germany and Austria
chancellor (noun)
the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the U.K.
Chancellor of the Exchequer (noun)
the member of the British government who is responsible for taxes and for deciding how the government spends its money
chief executive (noun)
American the leader of a local or state government organization
chief minister (noun)
the political leader of a state in India or of a territory in Australia
chief of staff (noun)
someone whose job is to manage the people who work for a government leader and to advise that leader
civil servant (noun)
someone who works for a government department
commissioner (noun)
a member of a commission
commissioner (noun)
an important official in a government, especially someone who is in charge of a particular department
councillor ()
councilman (noun)
American a man who is an elected member of the government of a city in the U.S.
councilwoman (noun)
American a woman who is an elected member of the government of a city in the U.S.
czar (noun)
a government official who is responsible for dealing with a specific problem, especially one that causes a lot of public worry
district attorney (noun)
a lawyer who works for a state or county government in the U.S. and whose job is to bring people accused of crimes to trial
Foreign Secretary (noun)
the British government official who is responsible for Britain’s relationships with foreign countries. The U.S. title for a similar job is Secretary of State.
functionary (noun)
an official who works for a government or a political party, especially one with unimportant or boring office duties
gubernatorial (adjective)
very formal relating to the position of governor
health inspector (noun)
someone who works for the government whose job is to visit restaurants and make sure that they are clean and obeying laws about preparing food
Home Secretary (noun)
in the U.K., the person who is in charge of the Home Office. The person who has a similar job in the U.S. is called the Attorney General and, in some other countries, the Minister of the Interior.
majority leader (noun)
American the leader of the political party that has the most members in the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate
mandarin (noun)
a senior official in a government department. This word often shows that you think officials like these have too much power.
minister (noun)
a member of government who is in charge of a government department
minister (noun)
an official who represents their government in a foreign country, especially someone whose rank is below that of an ambassador
minister of state (noun)
someone who has an important job in a government department in the U.K.
nawab (noun)
Indian English an important minister in the government of some Indian states
premier (noun)
the leader of a Canadian province
premier (noun)
the leader of an Australian state or territory
president-elect (noun)
someone who has been elected president but has not officially started the position yet
public servant (noun)
someone who works for the government, especially someone who has been elected
Rep. (abbreviation)
American Representative
Representative (noun)
a politician who is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
secretary (noun)
a government official in charge of a department
Secretary of State (noun)
the senior U.S. government official who deals with relations with other countries
Secretary of State (noun)
a state government official in the U.S.
Secretary of State (noun)
the politician in charge of a particular government department in the U.K.
sheik (noun)
a male leader in an Arab country. The area or country that he rules is called a sheikdom.
Solicitor General (noun)
a senior government law officer who is just below the Attorney General in rank
the Speaker of the House (noun)
the member of the U.S. House of Representatives who is elected by the party with a majority of members as their leader
special agent (noun)
someone who works for the FBI
sponsor (noun)
an elected official in Congress or Parliament who writes a bill and organizes support for it in order to try get other officials to vote for it
supervisor (noun)
someone who is an elected member of the city or county government in some parts of the U.S.
Surgeon General (noun)
the U.S. government official who is responsible for issues affecting public health
town clerk (noun)
American an elected official who keeps local records and gives out licenses
undersecretary (noun)
in the U.S., an important government official whose rank is below secretary
undersecretary (noun)
in the U.K., a junior government official in a government department
undersecretary (noun)
in the U.K., a senior civil servant (=official who is not elected) in a government department
veep (noun)
Americaninformal a vice president, either of a country or of a corporation
vice president (noun)
a senior political leader with the position immediately below that of the president of a country