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
Initially, the white Democrats who ruled the South responded to the rise of Black political power by crafting racist narratives that insinuated that the emergence of Black voters and Black officeholders was a corruption of the proper political order.
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Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Weber has backing from several statewide officeholders, including Attorney General Rob Bonta and State Treasurer Fiona Ma.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Apopka Commissioner Nick Nesta won the city’s mayoral runoff in a landslide Tuesday, defeating a longtime officeholder who had the backing of the outgoing mayor.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Vasut pointed out that refusing to pay the fines could also result in members losing money for staff and other officeholder expenses.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
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Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Weber has backing from several statewide officeholders, including Attorney General Rob Bonta and State Treasurer Fiona Ma.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Apopka Commissioner Nick Nesta won the city’s mayoral runoff in a landslide Tuesday, defeating a longtime officeholder who had the backing of the outgoing mayor.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Vasut pointed out that refusing to pay the fines could also result in members losing money for staff and other officeholder expenses.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for officeholder
Noun
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Romig, the former agency official, told me that there are various ways to fudge the numbers.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Spanish officials say the ship will dock at the Granadilla port in Tenerife, where passengers will be allowed to leave the ship.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Noun
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One of the owners told officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that 31 other sloths, from Guyana and Peru, had died — either on the way to the attraction or after arriving and being stored over cold nights in a building with no heat or running water.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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His attorney had asked officers to check on him, investigators said.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The 1984 rodeo made a profit of $23,000, but administrators cited additional and prohibitive costs as the reason for discontinuing future rodeos.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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Woodbury city administrator Jeffrey Dahl said the city has a booming health care and retail industry, and the new Amazon facility is another asset to the city that will encourage resilience and business and career diversity.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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“Officeholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officeholder. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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