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 one very possible scenario, Donald Trump takes the oath of office at noon on Jan. 20 of next year, with his predecessors watching from the West Front of the Capitol. —Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024

The next president sworn in: January 20 The 2024 presidential winner takes the oath of office and is sworn in on Inauguration Day. —Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024

Just weeks after taking the oath of office, the Panic of 1837 set in – a financial crisis that triggered a six-year depression. —Mo Rocca, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2024

She was sworn in the same day President Woodrow Wilson took his second oath of office. —Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024

Whoever wins then is expected to take the oath of office to begin a new, four-year term. —Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024

The resolution from Reps. Stefani Lord of Sandia Park and John Block of Alamogordo accuses the governor of violating her oath of office to uphold the state and federal constitutions. —CBS News, 18 Jan. 2024

By the time Lincoln took the oath of office on March 4, 1865, southern states had seceded from the country. —Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024

By the time President Biden was ready to take his oath of office, Stirewalt had exited the Fox Corp. news unit after a decade-long run, fully prepared to put his TV news career in the rearview mirror. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024