swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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Enforcement of the violation started accelerating on Dec. 19 — nine days after McCarty was sworn in.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
Evers was then sworn in as governor a year before a global pandemic hit Wisconsin and a flood of false claims about the state's system of elections were central to President Donald Trump's effort to overturn his 2020 election loss.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Alina Habba being sworn in as interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey in the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 28.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
They were immediately sworn in and participated in the rest of the council meeting.
—Rachel Royster, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
Evers was then sworn in as governor a year before a global pandemic hit Wisconsin and a flood of false claims about the state's system of elections were central to President Donald Trump's effort to overturn his 2020 election loss.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Alina Habba being sworn in as interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey in the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 28.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
They were immediately sworn in and participated in the rest of the council meeting.
—Rachel Royster, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20in. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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