Examples of officeholder in a Sentence
the last officeholder was extremely conscientious about not using public funds for his personal gain
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The first reports from officeholders under the new law are expected to be made public soon, and because of a separate existing law on the books, the reports would cover all political fundraising and spending since the end of 2022.
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Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Fouts left office that month after 16 years as mayor and more than four decades as city officeholder.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
That change allowed four-year officeholders to go three years between elections without public disclosure of their political fundraising.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
State law requires the board to replace officeholders who leave office early with an appointee of the same party.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
Mosby was the recipient of several donations from current or former city officeholders.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
Other legal challenges Enacted in 1868, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment sought to keep former Confederate civil and military officeholders from serving in federal or state government, and was primarily invoked in the years after the Civil War.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2023
The per curiam decision said that the responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress, not the states.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2024
The responsibility rests not only with current officeholders, but many who served before them.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Fouts left office that month after 16 years as mayor and more than four decades as city officeholder.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
That change allowed four-year officeholders to go three years between elections without public disclosure of their political fundraising.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
State law requires the board to replace officeholders who leave office early with an appointee of the same party.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
Mosby was the recipient of several donations from current or former city officeholders.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
Other legal challenges Enacted in 1868, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment sought to keep former Confederate civil and military officeholders from serving in federal or state government, and was primarily invoked in the years after the Civil War.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2023
The per curiam decision said that the responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress, not the states.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2024
The responsibility rests not only with current officeholders, but many who served before them.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Officeholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/officeholder. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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officeholder
noun
of·fice·hold·er
-ˌhōl-dər 
: a person holding a public office
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