take office

idiom

: to begin the job or responsibility of one in a position of authority especially in the government

The former governor took office in 1998.

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The candidates’ silence belies a stark reality: the next president will take office in a world already changed by GenAI—and heading for much greater disruption. —

Molly Kinder, Mark Muro, & Xavier De Souza Briggs, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024 Nike, which posted an earnings beat and revenue miss for its fiscal first quarter, also postponed its investor day as its new CEO prepares to take office. —

Sean Conlon, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024 But the irony is that the opportunity for a big Republican social policy agenda was probably greater in the first Trump term than in the (possible) second, which would probably take office amid persistent, massive deficits and barely tamed inflation. —

Megan McArdle, Washington Post, 15 July 2024 Biden is 81 and would be the oldest U.S. president to ever take office if reelected. —

Diamy Wang, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for take office