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officeholder

noun

Etymology

From office + holder.

Definitions

  1. A person who holds an office, especially one appointed or elected to a public office.

    • But it’s an open question as to what happens if the officeholder is instead fired by the President.
    • But even as he pledges financial support, Trump has not ruled out intervening in primaries to bolster challengers against Republican officeholders he perceives as insufficiently loyal.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA