officeholder

delegate representative

administrator civil servant functionary politician public servant

desk-jockey pencil-pusher

applicant aspirant bidder competitor contender contestant nominee successor

claimant entrant hopeful petitioner possibility pothunter runner seeker stumper suitor write-in

dark horse favorite son handshaker job-hunter office seeker possible choice solicitant whistle-stopper

administrator aide delegate diplomat envoy executive official secretary

agent ambassador assistant consul legate liaison lieutenant plenipotentiary premier

cabinet member prime minister

applicant appointee aspirant contender contestant

entrant hopeful runner seeker

office seeker

agent chief civil servant deputy director executive leader manager official representative

President appointee bureaucrat dignitary functionary head magistrate

organization administrator public servant

employee

administrator agent bureaucrat civil servant commissioner director executive leader manager minister officer representative secretary

CEO President boss brains brass chancellor comptroller dignitary exec functionary governor higher-up incumbent magistrate marshal mayor panjandrum premier top treasurer

big shot front office head person top brass top dog

employee

congressperson lawmaker leader legislator member of Congress president representative senator

orator partisan speaker

Party member baby-kisser boss handshaker member of parliament office seeker public servant statesperson whistle-stopper

civil servant elected official

government worker official public employee public official