elected

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The chair of the board, Alan Lowry, said the panel had taken into account what elected representatives in the other devolved nations earn as well as in Westminster and Dublin.

From BBC

Texas has never elected a Black senator and has sent a woman to the chamber only once, a history that still shapes strategic calculations even as the electorate grows younger and more diverse.

From Barron's

In Canada, elected officials and business owners have urged residents to “buy Canadian.”

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike some of the others, though, he has never held elected office or had a high public profile, nor has he waged culture-war campaigns like Bailey or Martin.

From Salon

Lawmakers will choose a new parliament speaker who will lead the country until July 28, when the next president elected in national polls takes office.

From Barron's