- officeholder, officer - someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
--1 is a kind of official, functionary
--1 has particulars: probation officer; sergeant at arms, serjeant-at-arms - incumbent, officeholder - the official who holds an office
--2 is a kind of official, functionary
--2 has particulars: office-bearer