Sentence examples for in an elected from inspiring English sources

The Lib Dems' long-cherished desire to bring in an elected House of Lords ended in disappointment over the summer, amid widespread opposition from Conservative MPs.

Where's the principle in an elected politician doing that?

Mr. Bernanke related that President Bush had asked him whether he had ever served in an elected position.

The constitution vests most authority in an elected president whose powers will not, as was once proposed, be checked by a prime minister.

This isn't a thoroughgoing drawback in an elected leader it forestalls crusading but it does challenge his ability to form coalitions, electoral or otherwise.

"I want his constituents to know today that he is man of conscience, he is a man of integrity, he is a man of courage, and that's what you want in an elected representative – especially in Albany".

The former president, now under house arrest, was elected last Sunday in La Rioja province as a stand-in should an elected senator resign or otherwise leave his post.

In Zimbabwe, an elected president, Robert Mugabe, has ruined the country, sponsored violence and rigged elections.

But few cities have shown much interest in having an elected mayor.

In 1962 an elected parliamentary government took power under the constitutional monarchy.

In others, an elected official's work as a lawyer has blurred the line between lobbying and legal advocacy.