民选

mín xuǎn cūn guān

民选村官

village head elected by the villagers

mín xuǎn zhèng fǔ

民选政府

popularly elected government

wǒ cóng wèi dān rèn guo mín xuǎn de gōng zhí

我从未担任过民选的公职。

I have never held elective office.

jūn duì fā dòng zhèng biàn tuī fān le mín xuǎn zhèng fǔ

军队发动政变推翻了民选政府。

The armed forces toppled the elected government by movement.