### Question
How is the term person who has been selected to be a public official defined?


### Answer
The term **person who has been selected to be a public official** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 201* as the following:

> any person who has been nominated or appointed to be a public official, or has been officially informed that such person will be so nominated or appointed

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 201*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 11-BRIBERY, GRAFT, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST**

