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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McCoy is charged with theft by deception, violation of oath of office, and three counts of false statements and writings.
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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
Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani took his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City uses Islam’s holy text to be sworn in and underscoring a series of historic firsts for the city.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Sanders will administer the oath of office, swearing in Mamdani as mayor.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
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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
Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani took his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City uses Islam’s holy text to be sworn in and underscoring a series of historic firsts for the city.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Sanders will administer the oath of office, swearing in Mamdani as mayor.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Oath of office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oath%20of%20office. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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