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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Trump survived two impeachment attempts during his first term in office.
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Trump appointed and confirmed 234 federal judges during his first term, a quick pace for getting judges on the bench, which was barely surpassed by former President Joe Biden, who was able to get 235 judges on the bench during his lone term in office.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Three in 5 Ecuadorians say their personal security and economic situations have not improved under Mr. Noboa’s short first term in office.
—Mie Hoejris Dahl, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2025
In Trump’s second term in office, the government is poised to spend tens of billions of dollars on immigration detention, including unprecedented plans to hold immigrants arrested in the U.S. in massive tent camps on military bases.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Trump appointed and confirmed 234 federal judges during his first term, a quick pace for getting judges on the bench, which was barely surpassed by former President Joe Biden, who was able to get 235 judges on the bench during his lone term in office.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Three in 5 Ecuadorians say their personal security and economic situations have not improved under Mr. Noboa’s short first term in office.
—Mie Hoejris Dahl, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2025
In Trump’s second term in office, the government is poised to spend tens of billions of dollars on immigration detention, including unprecedented plans to hold immigrants arrested in the U.S. in massive tent camps on military bases.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 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 21 Apr. 2025.
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