officeholder
Example Sentences
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Still, these officeholder perform critical work for the state, including investing taxpayer funds, holding government accountable, running elections and dealing home insurance issues in the wake of historic wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
The officeholder also leads the more than 6,000 members of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Chief Justice Debra Todd, the highest paid judicial officeholder, will see her salary rise to $260,733, while salaries for other high court justices will rise to $253,360.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
A new LGBTQ+ resource center is set to open in the city, where an independent candidate surprisingly defeated a longtime Republican officeholder to become the first Black mayor of the city of roughly 480,000 people.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
The ballot which goes to the people contains, in brief, the objections to the official, and, in some states, also the reply of the accused officeholder.
From Problems in American Democracy by Thames Ross Williamson
