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office seeker

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noun

a person who seeks appointment or election to some government position.

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RELATED WORDS

aspirant, contender, appointee, contestant, applicant, lawmaker, senator, leader, legislator, officeholder, competitor, nominee, successor, bidder, runner, seeker, hopeful, entrant, partisan, boss

Nearby words

  1. office of economic opportunity,
  2. office of price administration,
  3. office of technology assessment,
  4. office of war information,
  5. office park,
  6. office-block ballot,
  7. office-holder,
  8. officeholder,
  9. officer,
  10. officer of arms

Origin of office seeker

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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