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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Back home they are thought to be dead and Vice President Elizabeth Kirk takes the oath of office.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Richard took the oath of office the next day at the board’s June 18 regular meeting.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Biden is 82 and left office in January as the oldest president in history, although President Trump, who is 78, in January became the oldest person to take the oath of office.
—Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 19 May 2025
Donald Trump’s first major trip abroad since retaking the oath of office may be remembered as a hinge moment and a seismic shift in Middle Eastern regional politics.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 14 May 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Richard took the oath of office the next day at the board’s June 18 regular meeting.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Biden is 82 and left office in January as the oldest president in history, although President Trump, who is 78, in January became the oldest person to take the oath of office.
—Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 19 May 2025
Donald Trump’s first major trip abroad since retaking the oath of office may be remembered as a hinge moment and a seismic shift in Middle Eastern regional politics.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 14 May 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 Jul. 2025.
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