Government occupations

In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee

A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a governor may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the public laws in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is gubernatorial, from the Latin root gubernare. In a federated state, the governor may serve as head of state and head of government for their regional polity, while still operating under th

politician who holds significant civil public office in a national or regional government, generally heading a ministry

300px|thumb|right|Sign in Banjul, capital of [[The Gambia, giving directions to the ombudsman's office]]

A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the adversarial system, which is adopted in common law, or inquisitorial system, which is adopted in civil law. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against the defendant, an individual accused of breaking the law. Typically, the prosecutor represents the state or the government in the case brought against the accused person.

leader or chief officer of an organisation

thumb|Statue of a Tang dynasty official, 7th–8th century A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can compose the administration of any organization of any size, although the term usually connotes someone within an institution of government.

In diplomacy, an attaché () is a person who is assigned ("to be attached") to the diplomatic or administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency. Although a loanword from French, in English the word is not modified according to gender.

presiding officer of a national assembly or legislative body, originated in the Westminster Parliament

thumb|right|' ("government official"), by Louis Dusée, Utrecht, 1961 An official' is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless of whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority (either their own or that of their superior or employer, public or legally private). The term officer'' is close to being a synonym, but it has more military connotations. An elected official is a person who is an official by virtue of an election.

thumb|An 1843 illustration of a First French Empire|French aide-de-camp (right) assisting a général de division (centre) during the [[Napoleonic Wars]] An aide-de-camp (; ; plural: aides-de-camp) is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to a member of a royal family or a head of state. The term comes from a French expression meaning "helper in the military camp".

thumb|In A new way to pay the National Debt (1786), James Gillray caricatured Queen Charlotte and King George III awash with treasury funds to cover royal debts, with Pitt handing them another moneybag. A treasurer is a person responsible for the financial operations of a government, business, or other organization.

officer in charge of managing a royal household

political party official responsible for party organisation and discipline in a legislature

government position

Sovereign is a title that can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin , meaning 'above'.

governance position - the second in command mayor

person who collects taxes

position of the head of the government of a state or territory of the United States

thumb|Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester was a courtier favoured by [[Elizabeth I.]] A courtier () is a person who attends the royal court of a monarch or other royalty. The earliest historical examples of courtiers were part of the retinues of rulers. Historically, the court was the centre of government as well as the official residence of the monarch, and the social and political life were often completely mixed together.

An alderman or alderperson is a member of a municipal assembly or a council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law with similar officials existing in the Netherlands (wethouder) and Belgium (schepen). The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council member elected by voters.

senior officer of the law

French state's representative in a department or region

thumb|The postmaster of Sherbrooke, [[Quebec, in 1918]] A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), the title of Postmaster General is commonly used. Responsibilities of a postmaster typically include management of a centralized mail distribution facility, establishment of letter carrier routes, supervision of letter carriers and clerks, and enforcement of the organization's rules and procedures.

president of the cabinet in the executive branch of government in some countries

An appraiser (from Latin appretiare, "to value") is a person that develops an opinion of the market value or other value of a product, most notably real estate.

Undersecretary (or under secretary) is a title for a person who works for and has a lower rank than a secretary (person in charge). It is used in the executive branch of government, with different meanings in different political systems, and is also used in other organizational settings.

profession

person employed by an organization to collect, compile and/or analyze information

rank of an officer of arms

head of a diplomatic mission to an international organisation

person who serves as president when an incumbent is unavailable

official appointed as the administrative manager of a city, in a council-manager form of city government

historical Russian bureaucratic occupation

speaker of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament

thumb|A Nassau County Deputy Sheriff giving a ticket to Lawrence Sperry after he lands his plane on the street The title of deputy often refers to a person given authorization to act on behalf of a higher-ranking individual in case of absences or vacancies, the title itself is oftentimes accompanied by the title or rank of their superior as is the case in 'Deputy Commissioner'. Deputies are associated with positions of authority within political, legal and executive contexts. A deputy may also refer to a person whose rank is immediately below that of the head of a department; it may furthermo

member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom government

political office of a municipal government

person who provides advice on how to deal with the news media

encumbrances

thumb|right|300px|The Honourable Adam Bruce, former Finlaggan Pursuivant of Arms A pursuivant or, more correctly, pursuivant of arms, is a junior officer of arms. Most pursuivants are attached to official heraldic authorities, such as the College of Arms in London or the Court of the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh. In the mediaeval era, many great nobles employed their own officers of arms. Today, there still exist some private pursuivants that are not employed by a government authority. In Scotland, for example, several pursuivants of arms have been appointed by Clan Chiefs. These pursuivants of arms

Oberhofmeister of the Austrian King and Emperor (Grand Master of the Court) was the most important function at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor (until 1806) and the Emperor of Austria in Vienna (1804–1918). The Oberhofmeister acted as the direct head of the imperial court and household and was as such very influential.

position

official post in a governement

kind of diplomat

appointed position within the government of England

position in both the private and public sectors

thumb|Ivan Cherkasov started his career as a podyachy A podyachy or podyachiy (; from ) was an office (bureaucratic) occupation in prikazes (local and upper governmental offices) and lesser local offices of Russia in the 15th to 18th centuries. The podyachyes were classified into junior, middle and senior. A senior podyachy (старший подьячий) could be a deputy to a dyak and helped him in some duties. Junior and middle ones were usually employed only as scribes.

the highest official of each federal subject of Russia, colloquially referred to as the title governor

the head of a revenue division or subdivison or subdistrict

local government official in various countries