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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Biden and Harris took oath of office as the next POTUS and VPOTUS on Inauguration Day on Jaunuary 20, 2021.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 July 2024
He’s charged in Georgia with making false statements and soliciting false testimony, conspiring to create phony paperwork and asking state lawmakers to violate their oath of office to appoint an alternate slate of pro-Trump electors.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 July 2024
Better to keep focused, and spread the word to family, friends and neighbors, about the world that awaits them if Trump takes the oath of office.
—Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
He is scheduled to take the oath of office once more on January 10.
—Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2013
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 July 2024
He’s charged in Georgia with making false statements and soliciting false testimony, conspiring to create phony paperwork and asking state lawmakers to violate their oath of office to appoint an alternate slate of pro-Trump electors.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 July 2024
Better to keep focused, and spread the word to family, friends and neighbors, about the world that awaits them if Trump takes the oath of office.
—Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
He is scheduled to take the oath of office once more on January 10.
—Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2013
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“Oath of office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oath%20of%20office. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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