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
The Fair Political Practices Commission, the state’s political watchdog, has about 100 staff members overseeing thousands of candidates and officeholders and often relies on complaints to open investigations.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Statewide officeholders and lawmakers are required to file campaign finance reports every six months.
—Philip Jankowski, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
Both blamed a long-standing Senate practice that made their confirmations to become permanent officeholders unlikely.
—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
Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Statewide officeholders and lawmakers are required to file campaign finance reports every six months.
—Philip Jankowski, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
Both blamed a long-standing Senate practice that made their confirmations to become permanent officeholders unlikely.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for officeholders
Noun
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College basketball officials, according to those in the business, are taught not to make calls from the baseline through a tangle of bodies, instead deferring to one of your partners trailing the play.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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The legal battles and war of words between local and federal officials have mirrored the contentious scene on the ground in the state.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
23 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 28 Jan. 2026.
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