swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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Mike Kehoe, who will be sworn in to succeed Parson next week.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
The leader also has a complicated, oft-adversarial relationship with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to be sworn in later this month.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Although there were more Americans who approved of him than those who disapproved when he was first sworn in January 2021, that figure dipped six months into his presidency as a response to his handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration is pressing to send as much military aid as possible to Ukraine before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in Jan. 20.
—Volodymyr Yurchuk and Elise Morton, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
The leader also has a complicated, oft-adversarial relationship with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to be sworn in later this month.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Although there were more Americans who approved of him than those who disapproved when he was first sworn in January 2021, that figure dipped six months into his presidency as a response to his handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration is pressing to send as much military aid as possible to Ukraine before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in Jan. 20.
—Volodymyr Yurchuk and Elise Morton, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20in. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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