swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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That's when the speaker emerged and walked toward the senators, Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, who then criticized him over refusing to swear in a new Democratic congresswoman from their state during the shutdown.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Above, she is sworn in as part of the 110th Congress in 2007.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Malawi swore in an 85-year-old president last week.
—semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
What’s Next The results of the election will be certified and the new mayor will be sworn in later in October.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Above, she is sworn in as part of the 110th Congress in 2007.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Malawi swore in an 85-year-old president last week.
—semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
What’s Next The results of the election will be certified and the new mayor will be sworn in later in October.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for swear in
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20in. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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