office seeker
noun
a person who seeks appointment or election to some government position.
Origin of office seeker
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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Related Words for office seeker
aspirant, contender, appointee, contestant, applicant, lawmaker, senator, leader, legislator, officeholder, competitor, nominee, successor, bidder, runner, seeker, hopeful, entrant, partisan, bossExamples from the Web for office seeker
Historical Examples of office seeker
In none of his letters do we find the real tone of the office-seeker.
The Tribune of Nova ScotiaW. L. (William Lawson) Grant
I'll haunt the alderman like an office-seeker, till some of them lets you in.
Fashion and FamineAnn S. Stephens
Every Negro of consequence in the South was not a politician or an office-seeker.
If that means that he was an office-seeker, the charge is false.
Personal Recollections of Pardee ButlerPardee Butler
I am neither a petitioner nor an office-seeker nor a sycophant.
His Excellency the MinisterJules Claretie