Examples of officeholder in a Sentence
the last officeholder was extremely conscientious about not using public funds for his personal gain
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In 2022, Princeton’s Bridging Divides Initiative, which tracks the effects of domestic political violence, began surveying local officeholders.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Non-White officeholders are more than three times as likely as White officeholders to experience abuse targeting their race.
—Ernestine Nettles, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Beyond that, Life Church served as a polling location in the 2024 election while Beckwith himself was on the ballot as lieutenant governor, and it's served as the host of political events featuring other Republican state officeholders including Attorney General Todd Rokita.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
Apart from the deaths of major officeholders like past presidents and vice presidents, the flag is also lowered on days of remembrance like Memorial Day or the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Non-White officeholders are more than three times as likely as White officeholders to experience abuse targeting their race.
—Ernestine Nettles, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Beyond that, Life Church served as a polling location in the 2024 election while Beckwith himself was on the ballot as lieutenant governor, and it's served as the host of political events featuring other Republican state officeholders including Attorney General Todd Rokita.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
Apart from the deaths of major officeholders like past presidents and vice presidents, the flag is also lowered on days of remembrance like Memorial Day or the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Officeholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/officeholder. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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officeholder
noun
of·fice·hold·er
-ˌhōl-dər 
: a person holding a public office
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