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the last officeholder was extremely conscientious about not using public funds for his personal gain
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The recall allowed citizens to quickly remove an officeholder and vote in a replacement at the same time.
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Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 14 Jan. 2025
The popular vote elects every officeholder except the president.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
Carter is one of the nine portraits hanging in the rotunda-like pre-show space, along with his successor, Ronald Reagan, the two most recent officeholders.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
Coming in above them, but still with net negative ratings: state officeholders, newspaper reporters, lawyers, nursing home operators, local officeholders and bankers.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 14 Jan. 2025
The popular vote elects every officeholder except the president.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
Carter is one of the nine portraits hanging in the rotunda-like pre-show space, along with his successor, Ronald Reagan, the two most recent officeholders.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
Coming in above them, but still with net negative ratings: state officeholders, newspaper reporters, lawyers, nursing home operators, local officeholders and bankers.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Officeholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/officeholder. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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officeholder
noun
of·fice·hold·er
-ˌhōl-dər 
: a person holding a public office
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