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the last officeholder was extremely conscientious about not using public funds for his personal gain
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The emoluments clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 8) that generally prohibits federal officeholders from receiving any gift, payment or other thing of value from a foreign state or its rulers, officers, or representatives.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
The resistors were bankers and business leaders, Kiwanis and Rotary Club members and clergy, and middle-class members of White Citizens’ Councils who took pains to distance themselves from the Ku Klux Klan—as well as officeholders from local school boards to state capitols to the halls of Congress.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
As president, Trump can order federal reforms to fight against abuse and remove officials accused of misconduct – opening up the door for potential investigations into high-profile officeholders, such as Bragg.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Some of these folks are current officeholders with lots of obligations.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
The resistors were bankers and business leaders, Kiwanis and Rotary Club members and clergy, and middle-class members of White Citizens’ Councils who took pains to distance themselves from the Ku Klux Klan—as well as officeholders from local school boards to state capitols to the halls of Congress.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
As president, Trump can order federal reforms to fight against abuse and remove officials accused of misconduct – opening up the door for potential investigations into high-profile officeholders, such as Bragg.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Some of these folks are current officeholders with lots of obligations.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for officeholder
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“Officeholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/officeholder. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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officeholder
noun
of·fice·hold·er
-ˌhōl-dər 
: a person holding a public office
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