officer of state

C4558
concept

An officer of state is a high-ranking public official who holds a formal position within a government or monarchy, responsible for executing specific constitutional, administrative, or ceremonial duties of the state.

All labels observed (54)

Label Occurrences
United States Senator 60
Qing dynasty official 26
provincial governor 24

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: officer of state
Generated description
An officer of state is a high-ranking public official who holds a formal position within a government or monarchy, responsible for executing specific constitutional, administrative, or ceremonial duties of the state.

Instances (215)

Instance Via concept surface
Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape chancellorship
Conrad Burns United States Senator
Martin Van Buren United States Senator
Reuben Fenton United States Senator
President of the Supreme People's Court state office of the People's Republic of China
Doug Jones United States Senator
Morrill
surface form: Justin Smith Morrill
United States Senator
Verner, Administrator, Employment Security Commission of South Carolina state government official
Li Hongzhang Qing dynasty official
Cherie Berry state government official
Xue Fucheng Qing dynasty official
John H. Overton United States Senator
Atta Muhammad Nur provincial governor
Governor of İzmir provincial governor
Attorney General of Georgia state attorney general position
Governor of Guangdong provincial executive position
procurator-general of Shanghai People’s Procuratorate leadership position in a state organ
Huang Zunxian Qing dynasty official
Insurance Commissioner of Washington statewide elected official
Bethine
surface form: Frank Church
United States Senator
King's Commissioner of Groningen provincial executive position
Vicarius Britanniarum provincial governor
Sun Shiyi Qing dynasty official
Feng Guifen Qing dynasty official
Eppa Hunton United States Senator
Advocate General of Kerala state law officer
Chief Minister of Sindh provincial executive position
Ding Baozhen Qing dynasty official
vicarius Africae provincial governor
Louisiana notaries public officer
Jennings Randolph United States Senator
Attorney General of Louisiana constitutional officer of Louisiana
Wāli of Batna provincial governor
Voivode (Poland) provincial governor
George W. Pepper (as U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania)
surface form: George W. Pepper
United States Senator
Francis J. Myers (as U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania)
surface form: Francis J. Myers
United States Senator
New York state politics
surface form: Lieutenant Governor of New York
state lieutenant governor
Attorney General of North Dakota state attorney general position
Florida State Attorneys
surface form: Florida State Attorney
state-level legal official
Queen's Commissioner in Limburg provincial executive position
Ralph Yarborough United States Senator
Bouchles
surface form: Olympia Snowe
United States Senator
Principal Secretaries of Kenya
surface form: Principal Secretary of Kenya
senior government official
Gratian the Elder provincial governor
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn United States Senator
Voivode of Kiev provincial governor
Chief Management Officer of the Army (in practice and by delegation, depending on period)
surface form: Chief Management Officer of the Army
senior civilian official
Xuanhuai
surface form: Sheng Xuanhuai
Qing dynasty official
Attorney General of South Carolina state attorney general position
subahdar provincial governor