term of/in office
noun phrase
: the time when a person holds a job or position of authority especially in the government
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The initiative is part of fully implementing the FSA, which was signed into law by Donald J. Trump in December 2018 during his first term in office.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
President Trump helped reshape the federal courts during his first term in office.
—July 21, NPR, 21 July 2025
Both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama found this out during their first term in office.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
While in former Mayor Greg Ballard's first term in office, the criminal homicides typically numbered just below 100 per year, the city then broke a record during his second term: 144 criminal homicides in 2015, the most since 1998.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
President Trump helped reshape the federal courts during his first term in office.
—July 21, NPR, 21 July 2025
Both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama found this out during their first term in office.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
While in former Mayor Greg Ballard's first term in office, the criminal homicides typically numbered just below 100 per year, the city then broke a record during his second term: 144 criminal homicides in 2015, the most since 1998.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
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“Term of/in office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/term%20of%2Fin%20office. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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