swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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Maduro, who became President of Venezuela following Hugo Chavez’s death in 2013, was sworn in for a third term in January, despite widespread concern over the legitimacy of the country's election results.
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Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
Estella Patterson, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s first female chief, was sworn in at a ceremony in southwest Charlotte Friday morning that at times felt like a presidential inauguration or college graduation.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Dec. 2025
All seven kids attended his swearing-in Pete was surrounded by all seven children when he was sworn in as Secretary of Defense in January 2025.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) said from the start that Grijalva would be sworn in when the House was back in session.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025
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Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
Estella Patterson, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s first female chief, was sworn in at a ceremony in southwest Charlotte Friday morning that at times felt like a presidential inauguration or college graduation.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Dec. 2025
All seven kids attended his swearing-in Pete was surrounded by all seven children when he was sworn in as Secretary of Defense in January 2025.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) said from the start that Grijalva would be sworn in when the House was back in session.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20in. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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