swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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Fremont's new Police Chief Floyd Mitchell is six weeks into the job after getting sworn in last Thursday.
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Katie Nielsen, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Inflation persists 100 days into Delcy Rodriguez’s government More than 100 days have now passed since Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s acting president.
—Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
The raise would go into effect after the council members elected in the upcoming elections are sworn in to their posts in January, city officials said.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
One involved a group of Colombians accompanying Coq Thélot to the presidential palace after the attack so she could be sworn in as Haiti’s new president.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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Katie Nielsen, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Inflation persists 100 days into Delcy Rodriguez’s government More than 100 days have now passed since Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s acting president.
—Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
The raise would go into effect after the council members elected in the upcoming elections are sworn in to their posts in January, city officials said.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
One involved a group of Colombians accompanying Coq Thélot to the presidential palace after the attack so she could be sworn in as Haiti’s new president.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20in. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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