office seeker

noun

1. a person who seeks appointment or election to some government position.

Word History and Origins

Origin of office seeker¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

From the start of the election interference case, federal prosecutors — led by the special counsel Jack Smith — have argued that Trump was acting not in his public role as an officeholder, but rather in his private role as an office seeker, when he undertook an array of schemes to illegally stay in power.

From New York Times

Once someone establishes a “reasonable suspicion or belief” that a candidate is not qualified, the burden shifts to the office seeker to prove otherwise.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Trump’s favored candidate for governor, Kari Lake, is a first-time office seeker who has threatened to jail the state’s top elections official.

From New York Times

As the New York Times reported, "Mr. Trump's favored candidate for governor, Kari Lake, is a first-time office seeker who has threatened to jail the state's top elections official. His chosen candidate to replace that elections official, a Democrat, is a state legislator named Mark Finchem, who was with a group of demonstrators outside the Capitol on January 6 as rioters tried to stop the certification of the 2020 election."

From Salon

It would also punish the companies for “deplatforming” political candidates, including fines of up to $100,000 daily when a statewide office seeker is suspended from a social media site.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• congressperson
• lawmaker
• leader
• legislator
• member of Congress
• officeholder
• president
• representative
• senator