public office

C122
concept

A public office is an official position of authority and responsibility within a government or public institution, held to serve the interests and welfare of the public under established laws and regulations.

All labels observed (70)

Label Occurrences
government office 1,495
political office 1,373
public office canonical 1,222

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: public office
Generated description
A public office is an official position of authority and responsibility within a government or public institution, held to serve the interests and welfare of the public under established laws and regulations.

Instances (5,438)

Instance Via concept surface
Vice Regent of Jeneponto political office
Luther II cabinet cabinet
Leader of the Opposition of the Bahamas political office
Mayor of Palermo political office
Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda parliamentary office
Speaker of Parliament parliamentary office
Speaker of the National Assembly of Uganda (pre-1995 structures) parliamentary office
Auditor General of Uganda
President of the Monroe County Legislature political office
Mayor of Croydon
Commissioner of Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation
Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland political office
Custos Rotulorum of Glamorgan civil office
Regent of Minahasa government office
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Science and Technology government office
Lord Commissioner of Trade and Plantations government office
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda political office
Minister for International Development Cooperation (Sweden) government ministerial office
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation political office
Minister of National Security of Grenada government office
U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district
Reader of the Inner Temple (historically, in some periods)
surface form: Reader of the Inner Temple
legal office
Minister of Information and Broadcasting of India government office
Mayor of Hwaseong political office
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Dominica government office
Federal Ministers with portfolio
surface form: Federal Minister with portfolio
government office
Minister of Education of Egypt government office
Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) political office
Director-General of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan government office
Minister of Science and Higher Education of Poland government ministerial office
Denton County Commissioner
Assistant United States Attorneys in the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Minister for Justice
surface form: Minister for Justice (Ireland)
government ministerial office
Inspector-General of the Royal Irish Constabulary
Minister for Home Affairs (Irish Free State) cabinet position
Minister of Labour of Luxembourg government office
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform of Ireland cabinet position
Deputy Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation political office
Minister for Justice (Irish Free State) government ministerial office
Minister of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan government office
Mayor of Santa Barbara
Speaker of the National Parliament parliamentary office
President of the National Assembly
surface form: President of the National Assembly (Djibouti)
parliamentary office
Minister for Special Assignments for Society Integration Affairs of Latvia government ministerial office
Stadtholder of Kniphausen political office
Colonial Architect of New South Wales government office
Mayor of Vigevano
Junior Lords of the Treasury government office
Deputy Secretary of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira parliamentary office
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes political office