as in official
a person who holds a public office
the last officeholder was extremely conscientious about not using public funds for his personal gain
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Recent Examples of officeholder
As president, Trump can order federal reforms to fight against abuse and remove officials accused of misconduct – opening up the door for potential investigations into high-profile officeholders, such as Bragg.
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Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Some of these folks are current officeholders with lots of obligations.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
She has been endorsed by a number of Democratic groups and party officeholders for the supervisor post.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The resistors were bankers and business leaders, Kiwanis and Rotary Club members and clergy, and middle-class members of White Citizens’ Councils who took pains to distance themselves from the Ku Klux Klan—as well as officeholders from local school boards to state capitols to the halls of Congress.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Some of these folks are current officeholders with lots of obligations.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
She has been endorsed by a number of Democratic groups and party officeholders for the supervisor post.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The resistors were bankers and business leaders, Kiwanis and Rotary Club members and clergy, and middle-class members of White Citizens’ Councils who took pains to distance themselves from the Ku Klux Klan—as well as officeholders from local school boards to state capitols to the halls of Congress.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for officeholder
Noun
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Buffett said the board of directors would be meeting May 4 and could discuss his recommendation, which could be made official later in the year.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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After a lengthy delay of 11 minutes and 55 seconds, fourth official Sam Barrott took Webb’s place and Phil Sharp, the officials’ coach, took over fourth official duties.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The officer who fired told investigators that the suspect pointed a gun at him during the chase, said Cincinnati's police chief.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2025
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The tragedy has struck a nerve across India, from the general public to military officers and government officials.—
Michael Kugelman,
Time,
3 May 2025
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Indeed, Dubrovsky himself had publicly attacked a university policy that required professors to submit their work to administrators before publishing or presenting it abroad.—
Anastasiia Vorozhtsova,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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The White House has said, though, that Amy Gleason, who worked at DOGE's predecessor entity, U.S. Digital Service, is formally the administrator of DOGE.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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“Officeholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officeholder. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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