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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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.
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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
McCoy is charged with theft by deception, violation of oath of office, and three counts of false statements and writings.
—CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Unlike the below-ground oath of office, this would not be a symbolic gesture.
—Jay Walder, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
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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
McCoy is charged with theft by deception, violation of oath of office, and three counts of false statements and writings.
—CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Unlike the below-ground oath of office, this would not be a symbolic gesture.
—Jay Walder, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
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 24 Jan. 2026.
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