THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE

9. The different people are: mayor – this person is the leader of a town council; representative – this person holds aposition of authority; they act and speak on behalf of other people, e.g. an MP should represent the interests of the people who live in their constituency (voting area); MP – an MP (Member of Parliament) is a professional politician, who speaks to people in their constituency – their constituents – about issues that affect them, and then represent the views of their constituents when voting for or against legislation in Parliament; president – this person is the highest leader of a country, organisation, or company; dictator – this person is the ruler of a country, who has not been elected democratically, and who may hold onto power by force; anarchist – a person who believes that nobody should be in authority over anybody else, and that everybody should be able to choose the best way to live their own lives; politician – a person who is elected to a role in politics, e.g. an MP, or a town councillor; citizen – a person who belongs to a particular country; prime minister – the leader of a country, who may be second in power to a president or monarch; voter – a person who is able to vote in an election.