#politician a leader engaged in civil administration
supertype: leader a person who rules or guides or inspires others
subtype: governor the head of a state government
subtype: bey the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
subtype: military_governor the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country)
subtype: burgrave the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries
subtype: margrave.military_governor the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany
subtype: governor_general a governor of high rank
subtype: proconsul.governor a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
subtype: satrap a governor of a province in ancient Persia
subtype: viceroy__vicereine governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
subtype: legislator someone who makes or enacts laws
subtype: backbencher a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is not a party leader
subtype: congressman__congresswoman__representative a member of the United States House of Representatives
subtype: rep informal abbreviation of `representative'
subtype: crossbencher a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who does not vote regularly with either the Government or the Opposition
subtype: deputy a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
subtype: filibusterer__filibuster a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
subtype: floor_leader__floorleader the legislator who organizes his party's strategy
subtype: frontbencher a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is a minister or an ex-minister
subtype: majority_leader leader of the majority party in a legislature
subtype: minority_leader leader of the minority party in a legislature
subtype: Parliamentarian__Member_of_Parliament an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons
subtype: senator a member of a senate
subtype: state_senator__statesenator a member of a state senate
instance: James_William_Fulbright__jameswilliamfulbright__Fulbright__William_Fulbright John_Herschel_Glenn_Jr.__Glenn__John_Glenn
subtype: party_whip__partywhip__whip a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
instance: Old_Bullion__Benton__Thomas_Hart_Benton
subtype: mayor__city_manager the head of a city government
subtype: ex-mayor a former mayor
subtype: burgomaster a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
subtype: mayoress a woman mayor
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