oath of office
noun phrase
: an official promise by a person who has been elected to a public office to fulfill the duties of the office according to the law
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Firefighters/EMTs Samuel Stevens and Benjamin Casillas took the oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony held Tuesday at the Hobart Fire Department.
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Sherrill took the oath of office on a copy of the Constitution owned by the state’s first governor in Newark, the state’s largest city whose voters made up a key component of her winning coalition.
—Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
With her hand on her grandmother’s Bible, former House Democrat and CIA officer Abigail Davis Spanberger took the oath of office Saturday and became the first female governor in Virginia history.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
From the city's poet laureate to the federal judge who offered the oath of office to Sheffield, the monumental nature of a Black woman becoming Detroit's mayor remained front and center.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Sherrill took the oath of office on a copy of the Constitution owned by the state’s first governor in Newark, the state’s largest city whose voters made up a key component of her winning coalition.
—Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
With her hand on her grandmother’s Bible, former House Democrat and CIA officer Abigail Davis Spanberger took the oath of office Saturday and became the first female governor in Virginia history.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
From the city's poet laureate to the federal judge who offered the oath of office to Sheffield, the monumental nature of a Black woman becoming Detroit's mayor remained front and center.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Oath of office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oath%20of%20office. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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