term of/in office
noun phrase
: the time when a person holds a job or position of authority especially in the government
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Grover Cleveland is the only president to win a second term in office after losing his bid for re-election in 1888.
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Such a commission was publicly pitched by Musk last month, when the world’s richest individual interviewed Trump on his social media platform, X. Musk has frequently taken aim at federal spending and the growing federal debt, which Trump widened by $8.4 trillion during his first term in office.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
After one term in office, Mucarsel-Powell lost her seat to Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez in 2020.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
In April, Spencer lost his re-election bid to state Rep. Evan Goyke after one term in office.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Such a commission was publicly pitched by Musk last month, when the world’s richest individual interviewed Trump on his social media platform, X. Musk has frequently taken aim at federal spending and the growing federal debt, which Trump widened by $8.4 trillion during his first term in office.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
After one term in office, Mucarsel-Powell lost her seat to Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez in 2020.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
In April, Spencer lost his re-election bid to state Rep. Evan Goyke after one term in office.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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“Term of/in office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/term%20of%2Fin%20office. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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