enter office

phrase

: to begin one's term in office
He's been faced with many scandals since he entered office.

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Two years after a jury made Donald Trump the first president to enter office as a felon, a New York appeals court is considering his bid to throw out his criminal hush money conviction. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 New governors enter office and use their power to throttle or even stop new projects. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026 Legislators have privately joked about keeping prospective bill ideas in their desks, waiting for Polis’ successor to enter office before dusting them off. — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026 Sheffield will enter office under a microscope, as ethics questions have surfaced from her time on the city council. — Shaina Humphries, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enter office

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“Enter office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enter%20office. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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