单词 | office-holding |
释义 | > as lemmasoffice-holding office-holding n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > [noun] > the holding of office office-holding1827 society > authority > office > [adjective] > holding office office-holding1827 official1833 incumbent1972 1827 S. B. H. Judah Buccaneers II. iii. iii. 118 Where were those you now exalt as leaders?—where was the office holding Bayard, whose name you shout with hoarse throats? 1865 W. D. Howells Let. 15 Feb. in Sel. Lett. (1979) I. 209 There are conspicuous advantages in office-holding abroad. 1936 Discovery Feb. 63/1 The burden of compulsory office-holding ruined the well-to-do. 1991 S. Hornblower Greek World (BNC) 72 This extensive social penetration by Iranians does not seem to have destroyed local autonomy or opportunities for office-holding by locals. < as lemmas |
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