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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The Minnesota Senate chamber returned to full strength on Tuesday after two new members took the oath of office, restoring the Democrats' slim one-seat majority for the first time in months.
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Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Grijalva became the 218th member to sign the petition, meeting the threshold to force a vote, immediately after taking the oath of office last week when Johnson called the House back to session to pass the funding bill to end the government shutdown.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
More than seven weeks after her special election victory, Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva took the oath of office, marking the end of a bitter standoff with Speaker Johnson.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
How things work now Under current law, the speaker must administer the oath of office to all House members prior to them taking their seats.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
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Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Grijalva became the 218th member to sign the petition, meeting the threshold to force a vote, immediately after taking the oath of office last week when Johnson called the House back to session to pass the funding bill to end the government shutdown.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
More than seven weeks after her special election victory, Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva took the oath of office, marking the end of a bitter standoff with Speaker Johnson.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
How things work now Under current law, the speaker must administer the oath of office to all House members prior to them taking their seats.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oath of office
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“Oath of office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oath%20of%20office. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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