officeholder
/ˈä-fəs-ˌhōl-dər ˈȯ-/ (ame, mw)
officeholder — noun
1. a person serving in a formal government role, usually after an election or appoi
a person serving in a formal government role, usually after an election or appointment.
After the recount, Padma remained the only officeholder from her party.
officeholder from + political party after an election result
At the flood briefing, local officeholders promised money for new bridges.
plural: local officeholders responding to a public emergency
When the governor appointed Christopher treasurer, he became a state officeholder.
Noa wrote to every officeholder on the county tax committee.
Several former officeholders attended the governor's funeral in silence.
- official
broader and more common; can mean anyone with authority, not only the holder of a public post
- incumbent
more specific; refers to the current holder of a particular office
- office-bearer
formal, but usually used for clubs, unions, or associations rather than government
- candidate
someone seeking office rather than already holding it
- private citizen
someone without a public office or official role
文法句型
become an officeholder
local officeholder
former officeholder
用法筆記
Most common in formal news and political writing. It refers to someone with a public role gained by election or appointment, not to an ordinary employee who simply works in an office.