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 audience included hundreds of monks and Tibetans who looked on as the Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission administered the oath of office.
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
Trump, who turns 80 next month, is the oldest person to take the oath of office.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 May 2026
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, 81, took the oath of office Tuesday for his seventh consecutive term, extending his 40-year rule as succession questions intensify in this East African nation.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Hungary's Péter Magyar took his oath of office on Saturday to become the country's new prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán's 16 years of autocratic rule.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
Trump, who turns 80 next month, is the oldest person to take the oath of office.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 May 2026
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, 81, took the oath of office Tuesday for his seventh consecutive term, extending his 40-year rule as succession questions intensify in this East African nation.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Hungary's Péter Magyar took his oath of office on Saturday to become the country's new prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán's 16 years of autocratic rule.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
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“Oath of office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oath%20of%20office. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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