enter office
idiom
: to begin one's term in office
He's been faced with many scandals since he entered office.
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Watch on Deadline This was the first employment report since the presidential election, and is further indication that President-elect Donald Trump enter office with a bright economic picture.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Trump will now enter office on Jan. 20 with broad immunity for any official acts as president, including military deployments, following the Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this year.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
Judicial vacancies: The next president is on track to enter office with the fewest number of vacant federal judgeships to fill in more than three decades, the culmination of both parties putting a high priority on confirming their preferred judges while in charge.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
But the outcomes of congressional elections will also be crucial, particularly with razor-thin margins in the House and Senate raising the possibility that the winner will be the first president to enter office without a trifecta since George H.W. Bush.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
On average, the study found that the unemployment rate rose under Republicans and fell under Democrats, though Republicans tended to enter office with lower unemployment.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Following the election season, the new and returning faces will enter office at a time when the West Valley is seeing rapid expansion and cities are bracing for revenue shortfalls resulting from new state policies.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
When the elections conclude, the new and returning faces will enter office at a time when the West Valley is seeing rapid expansion and cities are bracing for revenue shortfalls resulting from new state policies.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
The next mayor will enter office as the city plans its 2045 Comprehensive Plan.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Trump will now enter office on Jan. 20 with broad immunity for any official acts as president, including military deployments, following the Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this year.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
Judicial vacancies: The next president is on track to enter office with the fewest number of vacant federal judgeships to fill in more than three decades, the culmination of both parties putting a high priority on confirming their preferred judges while in charge.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
But the outcomes of congressional elections will also be crucial, particularly with razor-thin margins in the House and Senate raising the possibility that the winner will be the first president to enter office without a trifecta since George H.W. Bush.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
On average, the study found that the unemployment rate rose under Republicans and fell under Democrats, though Republicans tended to enter office with lower unemployment.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Following the election season, the new and returning faces will enter office at a time when the West Valley is seeing rapid expansion and cities are bracing for revenue shortfalls resulting from new state policies.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
When the elections conclude, the new and returning faces will enter office at a time when the West Valley is seeing rapid expansion and cities are bracing for revenue shortfalls resulting from new state policies.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
The next mayor will enter office as the city plans its 2045 Comprehensive Plan.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Enter office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enter%20office. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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