English > government officials: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | People elected or appointed to administer a government. |
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Synonym | officialdom |
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Member of | government, authorities, regime | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit |
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Narrower | bureaucracy, bureaucratism | nonelective government officials |
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civil service | government workers |
Broader | administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation | The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something |
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Spanish | administración, burocracia |
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Catalan | administració |
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