Thesaurus results for OFFICEHOLDER

officeholder

noun

ˈä-fəs-ˌhōl-dər

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 Numerous Democratic officeholders raised questions about whether Colbert was axed for political reasons. —

Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 Organizations can also be barred for promoting what the agency calls delegitimization campaigns against Israel; for denying the existence of Israel as a democratic state; or for employing an officeholder who has called for a boycott of Israel. —

Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026 The general election determines officeholders for statewide positions, including for Georgia governor and lieutenant governor, both of which have no incumbents running. —

Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 May 2026 Impeaching rogue Texas district attorneys Abbott said all Texas officeholders are subject to impeachment proceedings except for one office. —

Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for officeholder

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Investigating active government officials in Mexico is a new strategy for the United States, which in the past refrained from targeting sitting leaders in allied countries with criminal investigations because of the clear political ramifications.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Schloesser, who has worked at Amazon for nearly six years, urged Seattle officials to require data center developers to commit to using renewable energy to power facilities and no longer use non-disclosure agreements or shell companies when announcing new projects.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 June 2026