swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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He was confirmed by the Senate in November 2024 and sworn in on December 16, 2024.
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2025
My research group has recorded over 10,000 people swearing in public.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Within minutes of her swearing in as the new attorney general, Pam Bondi declared her intention to reverse the commutations of 37 federal death sentences by former President Joe Biden.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The Senate confirmed Bondi on Tuesday evening and she was sworn in Wednesday in a ceremony at the White House.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 5 Feb. 2025
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2025
My research group has recorded over 10,000 people swearing in public.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Within minutes of her swearing in as the new attorney general, Pam Bondi declared her intention to reverse the commutations of 37 federal death sentences by former President Joe Biden.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The Senate confirmed Bondi on Tuesday evening and she was sworn in Wednesday in a ceremony at the White House.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20in. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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