officeholder

Noun

Meaning

An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

officer incumbent secretary minister republican senator chancellor commissioner democrat mandarin premier official director manager politician

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Antonyms

letter aspirant candidate inferior employee subordinate

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Hypernyms

official holder functionary

Hyponyms

secretary director judge ruler sergeant-at-arms probation officer

Examples

Under our system every voter and officeholder is a man who has demonstrated through voluntary and difficult service that he places the welfare of the group ahead of personal advantage. Robert A. Heinlein

he is an officer of the court Source: Internet

the club elected its officers for the coming year Source: Internet

Finally, even during his period of office, any officeholder could be impeached and removed from office by the assembly. Source: Internet

An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties. Source: Internet

An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties and/or power. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

officeful Officegate officegoer officeholding officeless officelike