swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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Boluarte, vice president at the time, was quickly sworn in, while dozens died in protests that followed in southern Peru.
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Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
More than two dozen new recruits, who all come from a group of Swiss towns and villages, will join the Swiss Guard on Saturday when they are sworn in during a ceremony at the Vatican.
—Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Spanberger and Sherrill got to DC in January 2019, the first time that a new House was sworn in while the government was shut down.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The victor in that race, former circuit judge Susan Crawford, was sworn in this August.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Sep. 2025
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Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
More than two dozen new recruits, who all come from a group of Swiss towns and villages, will join the Swiss Guard on Saturday when they are sworn in during a ceremony at the Vatican.
—Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Spanberger and Sherrill got to DC in January 2019, the first time that a new House was sworn in while the government was shut down.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The victor in that race, former circuit judge Susan Crawford, was sworn in this August.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Sep. 2025
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20in. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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