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officeholder

noun

ˈä-fəs-ˌhōl-dər

Definition of officeholder

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 In recent weeks, both Republican and Democratic state officeholders have distanced themselves from a Republican candidate who has repeatedly made extreme homophobic and transphobic statements. — Matthew Blinstrubas, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 About 40% of all municipal officeholders in the state are women, according to the Center for American Women and Politics. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Most of the new states mandated that officeholders be Protestant; many still had officially recognized churches, sanctioned by the government. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026 The general election determines officeholders for statewide positions, including for the Georgia governor and lieutenant governor, both of which have no incumbents running. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for officeholder

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Elsewhere, Bahrain’s interior ministry said sirens were sounding and Kuwaiti army officials said air defenses were also fielding drone attacks.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
State officials say the legislation is intended to attract companies developing next-generation energy technologies.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

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No video has surfaced depicting the moment of the shooting and none of the officers were wearing body cameras.

— Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Hopkinson and chief financial officer Simon Capper visited Nyon, Switzerland, on multiple occasions, while the CEO also spoke to governing-body representatives in Budapest before the Champions League final in May.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026

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The change is targeted for May 31, 2027, a TSA employee in Tampa said they were told during a town hall Monday led by Adam Stahl, acting TSA deputy administrator.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
But there is also huge potential to drive efficiency for employers, many of whom currently have no choice but to appoint teams of administrators to manage all the HR tasks that would be done automatically in an office environment.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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