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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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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

Later, when pressed by others, Sauer agreed with a lower court that had drawn a distinction between the conduct of an officeholder and that of a candidate for office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

We have an investigative process in this country to which no former officeholder is immune.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2023

She’s a graduate of Brown University and the University of Virginia School of Law and previously served as a county officeholder in Passaic and an administrative law judge.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

Well, I am not even an officeholder in our club," she said, "although I was at one time.

From Cap'n Dan's Daughter by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby