Chosen people news boss put in office (7)
I believe the answer is:
elected
'put in office' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'chosen people news boss' is the wordplay.
'chosen people' becomes 'elect'.
'news boss' becomes 'ed' (I've seen this in other clues).
'elect'+'ed'='ELECTED'
(Other definitions for elected that I've seen before include "Chosen by ballot" , "Chose by poll" , "Selected by a vote" , "Put in office" , "Chosen by vote" .)