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hold office

VERB

command

Synonyms

STRONGEST

determine direct dominate manage supervise take over wield

STRONG

administer boss charge check coach coerce compel conduct conquer constrain control curb dictate domineer exact force govern guide head hinder influence lead officiate oppress overbear override predominate prescribe prevail push regulate reign repress restrain run stop subdue superintend sway tyrannize

WEAK

exercise power have authority preside over reign over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mismanage

STRONG

abandon advance aid allow assist comply consent encourage follow free give up help leave leave alone let go liberate lose neglect obey permit release retreat serve start submit surrender yield

WEAK

contradict countermand oppose recall reverse revoke

VERB

govern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer carry out conduct control dictate guide manage oversee regulate supervise

STRONG

captain command direct execute head lead order overrule pilot reign render run steer superintend sway tyrannize

WEAK

assume command be in power be in the driver's seat call the shots call the signals exercise authority head up hold dominion hold sway lay down the law occupy throne pull the strings serve the people wear the crown

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon leave mismanage neglect

STRONG

fail follow obey serve

WEAK

acquiesce agree allow comply consent give way permit surrender yield

VERB

represent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mean perform produce serve serve as show speak for

STRONG

be betoken body copy embody enact epitomize equal equate exemplify exhibit express factor imitate impersonate personify reproduce stage substitute typify

WEAK

act as act as broker act for act in place of appear as assume the role of be agent for be attorney for be proxy for buy for correspond to do business for emblematize play the part put on sell for stand for steward

Antonyms

STRONGEST

refuse

STRONG

be original differ imbalance oppose reverse stop

Example Sentences

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He successfully defended President Obama against “birther” lawsuits challenging his eligibility to hold office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Jews could neither vote nor hold office in some parts of the early American republic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Robinson will again express support for being part of Northern Ireland's devolved government, saying "things happen" when DUP ministers hold office.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

The stakes are different in a congressional confirmation hearing, when a nominee’s fitness to hold office must be scrutinized by senators.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2024

But over the decade following the riot, gangs and organized crime continued to operate unchecked by the mayor, angering enough citizens that Thompson was voted out in 1931, never to hold office again.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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