Sentence examples for Elected actors from inspiring English sources

This is unchartered territory, even in a nation that has elected actors Ronald Reagan as president and Arnold Schwarzenegger as a governor.

Everyone outside California knows that Californians are a bunch of godless freaks, given to hugging trees and electing actors as governor.

While California has a tradition of electing actors to high office, Representative Rob Andrews is proving that you can go the other way, too.

For instance, a viral marketing operation for a new product can be conducted by seeding the product in Twitter with a few elected influential actors who can influence others in a way that might help in the rapid spread of that product.

I mean, we've elected movie actors as governors not just once, but twice.

The reaction from abroad in many ways echoes the 1980 American presidential elections, when a stunned Europe woke up and wondered, "Americans elected an actor?" Mr. Berlusconi has a bit of showbiz in his blood -- he worked his way through law school as a nightclub crooner on cruise ships.

But a strategist to Mr. Schwarzenegger said that if elected, the actor planned to reach out to moderate Democrats to get some cooperation -- and political cover -- should he have to raise taxes or borrow to balance the budget.

Students will describe the role of intergovernmental actors (elected officials, managers, staff) in policy implementation in the United States.

IN 1966, Californians elected a Hollywood actor as governor of their state.

In "Charlie Lawrence," a sitcom making its debut this fall, Nathan Lane portrays a television actor elected to Congress.

The actors' guild elected him president for two terms starting in 2009.