term of/in office
noun phrase
: the time when a person holds a job or position of authority especially in the government
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The previous six happened during Trump’s first term in office.
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Brian Bennett, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Although former President Bill Clinton's second term in office only briefly overlapped with Putin's initial tenure, the pair met several times in 2000 and had previously met when Putin was vice president under former Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The pledge to restore it, which was one of Newsom’s first major policy responses to Trump winning a second term in office, has receded from public attention while the governor spars with the president over immigration raids, trade policy and higher-education funding.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
Following Trump’s suggestion, Texas House Republicans were planning to vote on a new congressional map on Monday that could flip five districts to the GOP for the 2026 midterms in an effort to sustain their slim U.S. House majority for the final two years of Trump’s second term in office.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Brian Bennett, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Although former President Bill Clinton's second term in office only briefly overlapped with Putin's initial tenure, the pair met several times in 2000 and had previously met when Putin was vice president under former Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The pledge to restore it, which was one of Newsom’s first major policy responses to Trump winning a second term in office, has receded from public attention while the governor spars with the president over immigration raids, trade policy and higher-education funding.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
Following Trump’s suggestion, Texas House Republicans were planning to vote on a new congressional map on Monday that could flip five districts to the GOP for the 2026 midterms in an effort to sustain their slim U.S. House majority for the final two years of Trump’s second term in office.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Term of/in office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/term%20of%2Fin%20office. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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