as in officials
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 officeholders
Both blamed a long-standing Senate practice that made their confirmations to become permanent officeholders unlikely.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
In 2022, Princeton’s Bridging Divides Initiative, which tracks the effects of domestic political violence, began surveying local officeholders.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Non-White officeholders are more than three times as likely as White officeholders to experience abuse targeting their race.
—Ernestine Nettles, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Beyond that, Life Church served as a polling location in the 2024 election while Beckwith himself was on the ballot as lieutenant governor, and it's served as the host of political events featuring other Republican state officeholders including Attorney General Todd Rokita.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
Apart from the deaths of major officeholders like past presidents and vice presidents, the flag is also lowered on days of remembrance like Memorial Day or the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, former statewide officeholders in California, ran up some of their top White House race margins in Orange County.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Before that happens, the officeholders and various interest groups may have to whittle down the list.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The impact on democracy Amateur lawmakers are about 10–20 percentage points less likely to engage in bipartisanship during their first term than experienced officeholders.
—Jeff Harden, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Jared Gans, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
In 2022, Princeton’s Bridging Divides Initiative, which tracks the effects of domestic political violence, began surveying local officeholders.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Non-White officeholders are more than three times as likely as White officeholders to experience abuse targeting their race.
—Ernestine Nettles, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Beyond that, Life Church served as a polling location in the 2024 election while Beckwith himself was on the ballot as lieutenant governor, and it's served as the host of political events featuring other Republican state officeholders including Attorney General Todd Rokita.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
Apart from the deaths of major officeholders like past presidents and vice presidents, the flag is also lowered on days of remembrance like Memorial Day or the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, former statewide officeholders in California, ran up some of their top White House race margins in Orange County.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Before that happens, the officeholders and various interest groups may have to whittle down the list.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The impact on democracy Amateur lawmakers are about 10–20 percentage points less likely to engage in bipartisanship during their first term than experienced officeholders.
—Jeff Harden, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for officeholders
Noun
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Party officials and friends who knew him at the time do not remember the teenager doing anything to suggest the violent direction his life would soon take.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Demonstrators were confronting a large group of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building when an object was thrown at officials.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The officers and the homeowner were not injured in the incident, police said.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Authorities said some of the victims were transported by private vehicle to a local hospital before officers arrived on scene.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Officeholders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officeholders. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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