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officeholders

noun

plural of officeholder

as in officials

a person who holds a public office the last officeholder was extremely conscientious about not using public funds for his personal gain

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Recent Examples of officeholders The same energy that helped elect Zohran Mamdani has fueled a string of insurgent victories, knocking off longtime officeholders and helping progress challengers break through in New York and Colorado. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 14 July 2026 Diffuse authority and accountability Authority over education has long been distributed among different officeholders. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Then there are swearing in speeches for interim officeholders, like today’s from Rob Harrington. — Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026 In recent weeks, both Republican and Democratic state officeholders have distanced themselves from a Republican candidate who has repeatedly made extreme homophobic and transphobic statements. — Matthew Blinstrubas, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 About 40% of all municipal officeholders in the state are women, according to the Center for American Women and Politics. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Most of the new states mandated that officeholders be Protestant; many still had officially recognized churches, sanctioned by the government. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026 The general election determines officeholders for statewide positions, including for the Georgia governor and lieutenant governor, both of which have no incumbents running. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 9 June 2026 Two other Republican statewide officeholders — Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt and Secretary of State Scott Schwab — are also competing for the nomination. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026

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State officials have also indicated their opposition but have yet to take legal action themselves.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Mississippi’s medical examiner has completed Nolan Wells’ autopsy report, officials told NBC News on Thursday.

— Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC news, 31 July 2026

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Footage released by Russian state media showed heavily armed law-enforcement officers, several ambulances and other emergency vehicles at the site.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
The young woman was also receiving medical treatment when officers entered the room with body cameras.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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