as in official
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 officeholder
She has been endorsed by a number of Democratic groups and party officeholders for the supervisor post.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The resistors were bankers and business leaders, Kiwanis and Rotary Club members and clergy, and middle-class members of White Citizens’ Councils who took pains to distance themselves from the Ku Klux Klan—as well as officeholders from local school boards to state capitols to the halls of Congress.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
Whether they would be elected or appointed by current officeholders is an open question.
—Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2025
The Dalai Lama, in turn, affirms the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama after the officeholder dies.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The resistors were bankers and business leaders, Kiwanis and Rotary Club members and clergy, and middle-class members of White Citizens’ Councils who took pains to distance themselves from the Ku Klux Klan—as well as officeholders from local school boards to state capitols to the halls of Congress.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
Whether they would be elected or appointed by current officeholders is an open question.
—Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2025
The Dalai Lama, in turn, affirms the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama after the officeholder dies.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for officeholder
Noun
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No new trade deals have been reached, although administration officials said negotiations are underway.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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The reasons for Patel's removal have not been made clear, and the change was only communicated to senior ATF officials on Wednesday.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Steven Bixby left New Hampshire for South Carolina in the 1990s after a warrant for his arrest was issued for driving drunk without a license and skipping meetings with his parole officers.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Former Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom previously described Devers as a star, and the franchise is paying him like one.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Some administrators have privately seethed at the proposal, cynical at the motives of the power countries.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Ostensibly, all of these actions were taken because of the university administrators' approach to protests about the conflict in Gaza, which the administration has characterized as allowing antisemitism.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Officeholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officeholder. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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