oath of office
noun phrase
: an official promise by a person who has been elected to a public office to fulfill the duties of the office according to the law
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Thune on Tuesday filed a motion to end debate on Pete Hegseth’s nomination, which was voted out of the Senate Armed Services Committee on a party-line, 14-13 vote a few hours after President Trump took the oath of office.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
Inauguration viewing peaked overall in the 12:15 p.m. Eastern quarter hour at 34.4 million, falling short of the 40 million viewers who watched Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take the oath of office in 2021.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
According to the Library of Congress, John Quincy Adams took the oath of office on a law book instead of the Bible during his inauguration in 1825.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2025
In 2013, the rally paused so thousands on hand could watch Obama, the nation's first Black president, take the oath of office for a second time on big screens.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
Inauguration viewing peaked overall in the 12:15 p.m. Eastern quarter hour at 34.4 million, falling short of the 40 million viewers who watched Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take the oath of office in 2021.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
According to the Library of Congress, John Quincy Adams took the oath of office on a law book instead of the Bible during his inauguration in 1825.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2025
In 2013, the rally paused so thousands on hand could watch Obama, the nation's first Black president, take the oath of office for a second time on big screens.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Oath of office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oath%20of%20office. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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