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In recent days, local leaders hired an outside team of former federal prosecutors to investigate whether any town elected official or employee committed wrongdoing in connection with the ordeal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Khamenei held a pope-like position in the Shiite Muslim world: elected by a council of elders to convey the word of God.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two days earlier, the commission voted unanimously to bifurcate the duties of the city attorney, currently an elected official who prosecutes misdemeanors and represents the city in civil litigation.

From Los Angeles Times

The missions of the U.S. military are the responsibility of elected and politically accountable officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

While he made a name for himself as a feisty media performer among the party faithful, Polanski was previously little known outside the London Assembly, where he is an elected member.

From BBC