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Representative democracy (also indirect democracy or sephocracy) is a variety of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy. (Wikipedia)

The public sector is the part of the economy concerned with providing various governmental services. The composition of the public sector varies by country, but in most countries the public sector includes such services as the military, police, infrastructure (public roads, bridges, tunnels, water supply, sewers, electrical grids, telecommunications, etc.), public transit, public education, along with health care and those working for the government itself, such as elected officials. (Wikipedia)

The city's elected officials thought they were above the law when they stole money from taxpayers to sustain their expensive and luxurious lifestyles. (Farlex Dictionary of Idioms)