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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In 1974: Gerald R. Ford took the presidential oath of office one day after President Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace.
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Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The oath of office, too, imposed by the legislature, is completely demonstrative of the legislative opinion on this subject.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
Vance will be sworn in using his great-grandmother's Bible
Vice President-elect JD Vance will take the oath of office Monday using a Bible that once belonged to his great-grandmother.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The Treasure Valley may have felt a little different when Debbie Kling first took the oath of office to become Nampa’s mayor in January 2018.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 30 June 2025
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Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The oath of office, too, imposed by the legislature, is completely demonstrative of the legislative opinion on this subject.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
Vance will be sworn in using his great-grandmother's Bible
Vice President-elect JD Vance will take the oath of office Monday using a Bible that once belonged to his great-grandmother.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The Treasure Valley may have felt a little different when Debbie Kling first took the oath of office to become Nampa’s mayor in January 2018.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 30 June 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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