oath of office
noun phrase
: an official promise by a person who has been elected to a public office to fulfill the duties of the office according to the law
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Biden is 82 and left office in January as the oldest president in history, although President Trump, who is 78, in January became the oldest person to take the oath of office.
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Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 19 May 2025
Donald Trump’s first major trip abroad since retaking the oath of office may be remembered as a hinge moment and a seismic shift in Middle Eastern regional politics.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 14 May 2025
Jones, owner of the Jones Law Firm in Kannapolis, took the oath of office after Baggs received the authority to fill the seat vacated by North Carolina Sen. Chris Measmer.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
Indeed, Bowman's objectively false statements were part of a deliberate effort to attack her fitness to maintain the public trust and undermine the public's faith in her ability to fulfill her oath of office and represent the citizens of South Carolina's First Congressional District.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 19 May 2025
Donald Trump’s first major trip abroad since retaking the oath of office may be remembered as a hinge moment and a seismic shift in Middle Eastern regional politics.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 14 May 2025
Jones, owner of the Jones Law Firm in Kannapolis, took the oath of office after Baggs received the authority to fill the seat vacated by North Carolina Sen. Chris Measmer.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
Indeed, Bowman's objectively false statements were part of a deliberate effort to attack her fitness to maintain the public trust and undermine the public's faith in her ability to fulfill her oath of office and represent the citizens of South Carolina's First Congressional District.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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“Oath of office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oath%20of%20office. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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