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officeholder

[aw-fis-hohl-der, of-is-] / ˈɔ fɪsˌhoʊl dər, ˈɒf ɪs- /
NOUN
appointee
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NOUN
bureaucrat
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Example Sentences

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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

But it definitely covered the president of the United States, or any officeholder.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2024

The current officeholder, Michelle Henry, is filling the last two years of Gov. Josh Shapiro ’s second term as attorney general and doesn’t plan to run for the office.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2024

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

It was feared that Jefferson would wipe out the national debt, abolish the navy, and remove every Federal officeholder in the land.

From Thomas Jefferson by Merwin, Henry Childs