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officeholder en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English office Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English holder English officeholder From office + holder.

Meanings

1. A person who holds an office, especially one appointed or elected to a public office.
   • But it’s an open question as to what happens if the officeholder is instead fired by the President. 2017 July 26, Laura Jarrett, “Who’s in charge of the Justice Department if Sessions goes?”, in CNN:
   • But even as he pledges financial support, Trump has not ruled out intervening in primaries to bolster challengers against Republican officeholders he perceives as insufficiently loyal. 2025 February 27, Steve Contorno and Sarah Ferris, “Trump plans to wield cash and endorsements to shape midterm elections”, in CNN:

Forms

Hypernyms

roleplayer · person

Translations (8)

id pemegang jabatan (person who holds an office) · id penjabat (person who holds an office) · de Amtsinhaber (person who holds an office) · es funcionario (person who holds an office) · bg държавен чиновник (person who holds an office) · ml ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥൻ (person who holds an office) · fi viranhaltija (person who holds an office) · hi पदाधिकारी (person who holds an office)