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swear in

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to administer an oath to (a person) on his assuming office, entering the witness box to give evidence, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
swear in Idioms  

  1. Administer a legal or official oath to, as in The new mayor will be sworn in tomorrow. [c. 1700]

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