Thesaurus results for OFFICEHOLDERS

officeholders

noun

plural of officeholder

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 Buck, once a champion of causes such as fur bans and AIDS awareness, and a large donor to Democratic officeholders, is serving a 30-year sentence for crimes that authorities said unfolded in his Laurel Avenue condominium. —

Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026 The election cycle culminates in the November 3, 2026 general election, when voters choose officeholders for statewide positions, the Texas Legislature, Congress and other federal, state and local offices. —

Cbs Texas Staff, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026 Many Republican officeholders in the Reaganite mold opposed them, and economists from both parties warned that they were poorly designed to reduce the overall trade deficit. —

David Pozen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026 These organizations historically served as recruitment and support networks for candidates challenging incumbent officeholders. —

Charlie Hunt, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026 Elections serve not merely as mechanisms for selecting officeholders, but as opportunities for citizens to evaluate governance and hold officials accountable. —

Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026 The year before, voters in Idaho approved a ballot initiative and became one of a handful of states to establish term limits, including for its federal officeholders. —

Kevin Fixler january 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026 In the aftermath of Pretti’s death, which has prompted even some Republican officeholders to call for an investigation, state officials have accused the federal government of blocking access to the scene of the shooting. —

Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 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. —

Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026

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Peters was convicted of state crimes for sneaking in an outside computer expert to copy images of her county's election computer system before and after state officials updated it in 2021.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026