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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On Tuesday, after the state certified Grijalva's election results, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatened legal action to try to force the oath of office. Claudia Grisales, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025 Trump was the president on January 6, 2021, not Joe Biden, who took the oath of office two weeks later. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025 After having his badge pinned to his uniform by his wife, Michelle, James took the oath of office. Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025 Four years later, Pichai stood on a dais to watch Trump take the oath of office. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2025.

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