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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Trump, for one thing, had a favorable set of issues behind him and the Republican Party: Biden had seen poor favorability and approval ratings throughout his term in office, despite scoring several legislative wins, including a bipartisan infrastructure deal that had previously eluded Trump.
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Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Trump’s allies are drawing up plans targeting legal immigration, The Wall Street Journal reports, including a return of some controversial policies from the former president’s term in office.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Reeves also changed the debt measure targeted by the government for its other fiscal rule — which requires debt to be falling as a share of the economy — to give herself space to borrow as much as an extra £70 billion for investment over the course of Labour’s term in office.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 30 Oct. 2024
President Joe Biden has added to the national debt over the course of his term in office, just as Trump did.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Trump’s allies are drawing up plans targeting legal immigration, The Wall Street Journal reports, including a return of some controversial policies from the former president’s term in office.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Reeves also changed the debt measure targeted by the government for its other fiscal rule — which requires debt to be falling as a share of the economy — to give herself space to borrow as much as an extra £70 billion for investment over the course of Labour’s term in office.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 30 Oct. 2024
President Joe Biden has added to the national debt over the course of his term in office, just as Trump did.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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