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 January 1985, as President Ronald Reagan prepared to take the oath of office for a second time, temperatures in the Washington area dipped to record lows.
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Bethanee Bemis, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Just hours after taking the oath of office on Jan. 20, Trump issued executive orders to dismantle DEI programs.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 May 2025
But on January 20th, the day that Trump took the oath of office, the CBP One app suddenly stopped working.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
Things were dire in the United States on January 20, 1937 as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took the oath of office for his second term.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Bethanee Bemis, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Just hours after taking the oath of office on Jan. 20, Trump issued executive orders to dismantle DEI programs.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 May 2025
But on January 20th, the day that Trump took the oath of office, the CBP One app suddenly stopped working.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
Things were dire in the United States on January 20, 1937 as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took the oath of office for his second term.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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