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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According to the official Instagram page for the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, Jelly Roll also took the oath of office to be an honorary deputy.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
State police administer oath of office in recruit's final hours
The state police administered the oath of office to Delgado-Garcia in his final hours in a bilingual ceremony with family, friends and classmates, culminating with the pinning of his trooper badge.
—USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
The body was on board Air Force One, where the nation’s new president, Lyndon B. Johnson, had just taken the oath of office.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
The 62-year-old former mayor of Mexico City took the oath of office at a historic ceremony at the Legislative Palace of San Lázaro in Mexico City, with First Lady Jill Biden and the leaders of over a dozen mostly Caribbean and Latin American countries in attendance.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
State police administer oath of office in recruit's final hours
The state police administered the oath of office to Delgado-Garcia in his final hours in a bilingual ceremony with family, friends and classmates, culminating with the pinning of his trooper badge.
—USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
The body was on board Air Force One, where the nation’s new president, Lyndon B. Johnson, had just taken the oath of office.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
The 62-year-old former mayor of Mexico City took the oath of office at a historic ceremony at the Legislative Palace of San Lázaro in Mexico City, with First Lady Jill Biden and the leaders of over a dozen mostly Caribbean and Latin American countries in attendance.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Oath of office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oath%20of%20office. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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