office-bearer

office-bearer — noun

1. someone who has an official position in a club, union, charity, or similar group

1.名詞C2
釋義

someone who has an official position in a club, union, charity, or similar group, such as chair, secretary, or treasurer.

例句

At the annual meeting, Zola became an office-bearer of the village club.

become an office-bearer of + group

Each office-bearer signed the charity report before the board meeting.

同義詞
  • officer

    common in organization titles and often less formal

  • officeholder

    formal and broad; can also refer to public office

  • official

    broader; may stress authority more than holding a named post

反義詞
  • member

    an ordinary participant without a formal post

文法句型

be an office-bearer of + organization

serve as office-bearer

elect an office-bearer

用法筆記

Common in formal writing about clubs, unions, charities, and similar bodies. American English more often uses officer or officeholder for the same kind of role.

常見錯誤

❌Leo is an office-bearer at the bank counter.
✅Leo is a bank clerk at the counter.
💡an office-bearer holds an official post in a group, not simply any office job.