out of office
out of office — collocation
1. no longer holding an official government or organisational post, especially one
no longer holding an official government or organisational post, especially one that people were chosen for by voting
After losing the election, the mayor has been out of office for three years.
be out of office for [time period]
Voters were angry, so they pushed the old governor out of office last spring.
push someone out of office
Niran promised lower taxes while the ruling party was out of office.
Even out of office, the former president still gave speeches across the country.
The council voted Talia out of office after the spending scandal became public.
- out of power
very close in meaning; stresses loss of control rather than the lost job itself
- voted out
informal; specifically removed through an election
文法句型
be out of office
vote someone out of office
用法筆記
Subject is usually a politician, party, or government official, not an ordinary worker. Often paired with verbs of removal such as vote, force, or push.