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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 04/11/18 11:20, Paul Allen wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 12:10 AM Graeme Fitzpatrick
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<div dir="ltr">Question though (more for someone in Europe)
- is a "Member of the European Parliament" elected, or
just appointed by their home country? Are they a
"politician" as such?</div>
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<div>Elected. They don't serve any useful purpose since the
EU is run by unelected bureaucrats, but they're</div>
<div>elected.</div>
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<div>Is there another overall term for elected people?
(& yes, I can think of quite a few terms for them,
but I don't think we should be marking any of them on
the map! :-))</div>
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<div>My local councillor is elected. Is she counted in this
scheme of things? Local government is</div>
<div>government and getting elected is politics. Even though
it has US connotations, a general term</div>
<div>might be "representative."<br>
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office=government<br>
government=constituency_office<br>
or<br>
government=politicians_office<br>
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??? <br>
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Leaving is as office=government is too broad .. could encompass a
taxation office. <br>
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