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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Lyndon Johnson took the oath of office aboard this jet after the assassination of Kennedy in 1963.
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The president’s figure then repeats the oath of office.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
On both a family Bible and Hoosier President Benjamin Harrison's inaugural Bible, Braun took the oath of office before a packed theater of public servants and politicos at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in downtown Indianapolis.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Just a few hours later, in Washington, D.C., President Donald J. Trump took the oath of office to become the 47th President of the United States.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The president’s figure then repeats the oath of office.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
On both a family Bible and Hoosier President Benjamin Harrison's inaugural Bible, Braun took the oath of office before a packed theater of public servants and politicos at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in downtown Indianapolis.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Just a few hours later, in Washington, D.C., President Donald J. Trump took the oath of office to become the 47th President of the United States.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 2 July 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 14 Jul. 2025.
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