officeholder

[ aw-fis-hohl-der, of-is- ]

/ ˈɔ fɪsˌhoʊl dər, ˈɒf ɪs- /

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noun

a person filling a governmental position; public official.

Origin of officeholder

First recorded in 1850–55; office + holder

OTHER WORDS FROM officeholder

non·of·fice·hold·er, noun

Words nearby officeholder

office bearer, office block, office-block ballot, office boy, office girl, officeholder, office hours, office junior, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, Office of Defense Transportation, Office of Economic Opportunity

Example sentences from the Web for officeholder

Nearly every Democratic officeholder in the land supports same-sex marriage, and each day seems to bring another Republican over.
The Coming Gay Marriage Witch Hunt|David Freedlander|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This policy or that officeholder is going to ruin their lives.
Dear Frank Luntz: Here’s How to Be Happy Again|James Poulos|January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our farmers only wished his votes to accomplish their plans and have no use for him as an officeholder.
The Sins of the Father|Thomas Dixon
Such an officeholder as this man the world probably never saw.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 11, No. 22, January, 1873|Various