swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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Grijalva gave the petition the decisive 218th signature after being sworn in on Wednesday following a record seven-week delay.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Now, with a month and a half before Mandami is sworn in, Voight has offered up his opinion.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
The petition reached the critical 218 majority of signatures when Democratic Representative Adelita Grijalva was finally sworn in after GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson called the House back into session for a vote to end the federal government shutdown.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Grijalva sworn in, securing Epstein vote In his first order of business, Johnson swore in Arizona Democratic congresswoman Adelita Grijalva.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Now, with a month and a half before Mandami is sworn in, Voight has offered up his opinion.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
The petition reached the critical 218 majority of signatures when Democratic Representative Adelita Grijalva was finally sworn in after GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson called the House back into session for a vote to end the federal government shutdown.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Grijalva sworn in, securing Epstein vote In his first order of business, Johnson swore in Arizona Democratic congresswoman Adelita Grijalva.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20in. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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