Individual government officials

the British government minister who is responsible for Britain’s relationships with foreign countries. The US 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

governor (noun)

an elected official who is the political head of a state in the US

governor (noun)

an official who governs a country or part of a country that is ruled by another state

governor (noun)

an official who is sent by the central government to govern an area of the country

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 UK, the person who is in charge of the Home Office. The person who has a similar job in the US is called the Attorney General and, in some other countries, the Minister of the Interior.

inspector of taxes (noun)

British a government official whose job is to calculate and collect taxes

the Leader of the Opposition ()

the leader of the main political party that opposes the party that forms the British government

the Lord Chancellor ()

a senior member of the British government, who belongs to the Cabinet and is head of the Ministry of Justice

Lord Mayor (noun)

the leader of the council in some British cities, especially the City of London

mandarin (noun)

a senior official in the Civil Service (=government departments). This word often shows that you think officials like these have too much power

mandarin (noun)

a senior government official in China in the past

marshal (noun)

American a government officer whose job is to make certain that the laws of a place or orders of a court are obeyed

mayor (noun)

the most important elected official in a town or city

mayoralty (noun)

formal the official position held by a mayor

mayoress (noun)

old-fashioned a woman mayor

mayoress (noun)

old-fashioned a woman who is the wife or partner of a mayor

minister (noun)

an official in charge of a government department in the UK and some other countries. The American word is secretary

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 UK

minister without portfolio ()

a member of the British government who does not have responsibility for any particular department

nawab (noun)

Indian English an important minister in the government of some Indian states

PPS (abbreviation)

British Parliamentary Private Secretary: a member of the British parliament whose job is to help a government minister

prefect (noun)

a public official in some countries who has authority over a particular district

premier (noun)

the leader of a Canadian province

premier (noun)

the leader of an Australian state or territory

president (noun)

the political leader of a country that does not have a king or queen

president-elect (noun)

someone who has been elected president but has not officially started the position yet

procurator fiscal (noun)

British in Scotland, a lawyer who works for the government and whose job is to decide whether there is enough evidence to put someone on trial for a crime. In England and Wales this work is done by the Crown Prosecution Service.

provost (noun)

the leader of the local council in a Scottish town

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 US House of Representatives

secretary (noun)

the politician in charge of a particular government department

Secretary of State (noun)

the politician in charge of a particular government department in the UK

Secretary of State (noun)

the senior US politician who deals with relations with other countries

sheik (noun)

a male leader in an Arab country. The area or country that he rules is called a sheikdom.

spad (noun)

Britishinformal special adviser: someone who works for a minister in the British government but who is not a permanent civil servant

the Speaker of the House (noun)

the member of the US 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 a parliament who writes a bill and organizes support for it in order to try get other officials to vote for it

Surgeon General (noun)

the US government official who is responsible for issues affecting public health

tax inspector (noun)

British a government worker whose job is to check that people or companies are paying the right amount of tax

town clerk (noun)

American an elected official who keeps local records and gives out licences

undersecretary (noun)

in the US, an important government official whose rank is below secretary

undersecretary (noun)

in the UK, a junior government official in a government department

undersecretary (noun)

in the UK, 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

VP (abbreviation)

vice president

Synonyms and antonyms of Individual government officials in British Thesaurus