oath of office

noun

An oath taken before officially taking office.

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Meanings

nounoath of office (plural oaths of office)

plural oaths of office

  1. An oath taken before officially taking office.

    Chief Justice Burger cut into my reverie. "Mr. Vice President," he asked, "are you prepared to take the oath of office as President of the United States?" Betty was holding the Bible. I placed my hand on it, repeated the oath and then walked over to the podium.

    1980, Gerald Ford, A Time to Heal, New York: Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 39

Translations

Dutch ambtseed
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Finnish virkavala
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German Amtseid
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Indonesian sumpah jabatan
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Polish przysięga urzędowa
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