public office

public office. A position whose occupant has legal authority to exercise a government’s sovereign powers for a fixed period. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees

1. C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees §§ 1–9, 12–17, 21.]

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译者Celia，毕业于新加坡知名法学院，擅长翻译涉及信息和智能技术领域的法律文件。