enter office
idiom
: to begin one's term in office
He's been faced with many scandals since he entered office.
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The next mayor will enter office as the city plans its 2045 Comprehensive Plan.
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Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
He is set to enter office in December with only a small cohort of direct allies in the legislature, while not a single governor across Argentina’s 23 federal provinces is from his party.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions President-elect Joe Biden will enter office at a crucial time for the U.S. military.
—Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2020
Occupancy rates at commercial buildings, which dropped to about 13 percent of normal at the onset of the pandemic, peaked at 32 percent of pre-pandemic levels in September, according to data from Kastle Systems, which issues millions of Americans key fobs to enter office buildings.
—Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021
If Democrats win the chamber, President-elect Joe Biden would enter office with all legislative bodies controlled by his party.
—Anne Sraders, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2020
Most new Presidents enter office having swept allies into Congress and statehouses as the public embraces his agenda and vision for America.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Nov. 2020
The state’s next attorney general, Rob Bonta, will enter office with a full plate of major challenges.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
Should Republicans hold on to their Senate majority next year, Mr. Biden would be the first president since George Bush in 1989 to enter office without his party controlling the chamber and managing the confirmation process.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2020
Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
He is set to enter office in December with only a small cohort of direct allies in the legislature, while not a single governor across Argentina’s 23 federal provinces is from his party.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions President-elect Joe Biden will enter office at a crucial time for the U.S. military.
—Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2020
Occupancy rates at commercial buildings, which dropped to about 13 percent of normal at the onset of the pandemic, peaked at 32 percent of pre-pandemic levels in September, according to data from Kastle Systems, which issues millions of Americans key fobs to enter office buildings.
—Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021
If Democrats win the chamber, President-elect Joe Biden would enter office with all legislative bodies controlled by his party.
—Anne Sraders, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2020
Most new Presidents enter office having swept allies into Congress and statehouses as the public embraces his agenda and vision for America.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Nov. 2020
The state’s next attorney general, Rob Bonta, will enter office with a full plate of major challenges.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
Should Republicans hold on to their Senate majority next year, Mr. Biden would be the first president since George Bush in 1989 to enter office without his party controlling the chamber and managing the confirmation process.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2020
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