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
Every statewide officeholder and most state judges, including those on the state supreme court, are Democrats.
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Will Swaim, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Citizenship should not function as a political tool wielded by temporary officeholders seeking to alter the electorate’s demographics.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Eight of California’s state Senate seats whose officeholders represent Los Angeles County residents will be on the ballot this year.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Some races have many candidates, while others, including several congressional races, don't even have an incumbent — which means a new officeholder is guaranteed.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Will Swaim, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Citizenship should not function as a political tool wielded by temporary officeholders seeking to alter the electorate’s demographics.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Eight of California’s state Senate seats whose officeholders represent Los Angeles County residents will be on the ballot this year.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Some races have many candidates, while others, including several congressional races, don't even have an incumbent — which means a new officeholder is guaranteed.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for officeholder
Noun
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To back off from that charge, district officials proposed raising average class sizes in kindergarten through fourth grade from 24-to-1 to 28-to-1, according to the district.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Allen attempted to storm the dinner on foot, carrying multiple guns and knives, and planned to kill top officials, starting with the highest-ranking, according to the criminal complaint.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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His grandfather, Chris Heidenreich, was a naval officer, and his uncle, Chip Heidenreich, served as a corpsman with the Marines.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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The key position of NSF director has been unfilled ever since Sethuraman Panchanathan, a computer scientist and academic administrator, resigned in April 2025.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Often, students labeled EBD are kids whom teachers and school administrators have deemed too disruptive to remain in regular classrooms.—
Laurie Stern,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Officeholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officeholder. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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