officeholder

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɔfɪsˌhoʊldɚ/ UK /ˈɒfɪsˌhəʊldə/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
a person who holds a public or official position

Every officeholder must declare any potential conflicts of interest.

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1 noun · a person who holds a public... official incumbent functionary dignitary

Word family

Related forms office officer official hold

Etymology

A compound of office (from Latin officium, 'duty, service') and holder (from hold, from Old English healdan).

officium Latin

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People & Society Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives

# officeholder

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɔfɪsˌhoʊldɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈɒfɪsˌhəʊldə

## Meanings
1. a person who holds a public or official position

## Examples
- Every officeholder must declare any potential conflicts of interest.

## Synonyms
- official
- incumbent
- functionary
- dignitary

## Related Forms
- office
- officer
- official
- hold

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: officium

## Etymology
A compound of office (from Latin officium, 'duty, service') and holder (from hold, from Old English healdan).

## AI Etymology
Officeholder is a compound of office (from Latin officium, 'duty, service') and holder (from hold, from Old English healdan). Important recorded forms include officium (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a person who holds a public or official position. The wider family includes related words such as office, officer, official, and hold.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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