officeholder C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈɔfɪsˌhoʊldɚ/ UK /ˈɒfɪsˌhəʊldə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who holds a public or official position Every officeholder must declare any potential conflicts of interest. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who holds a public... officialincumbentfunctionarydignitary Word family Related forms officeofficerofficialhold Etymology AI details A compound of office (from Latin officium, 'duty, service') and holder (from hold, from Old English healdan). officium Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown