Officeholding

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The holding of an office (formal role). uncountable

    "The boom in holding two offices at once was set off in 1962 by the State Supreme Court, which, in two separate rulings, upheld three instances of dual officeholding at the municipal and county levels."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Holding a formal office. not-comparable

Example

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"The boom in holding two offices at once was set off in 1962 by the State Supreme Court, which, in two separate rulings, upheld three instances of dual officeholding at the municipal and county levels."

Etymology

From office + holding.

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