take office

1. Assume an official position or employment, as in The new chair takes office after the first of the year. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Early voting allows New Yorkers to cast a ballot from Saturday until November 2, with Election Day on November 4 and the winner taking office in the New Year.

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When Lincoln first took office in 1861, Douglass faulted him for his apparent caution, his willingness to preserve the Union without striking at slavery itself.

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Less than three weeks after taking office, Halligan secured an indictment charging James with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.

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Mahmood, who took office last month, said the Home Office had been "set up to fail" but said she was working to rebuild it so it "delivers for this country".

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When Mayor Eric Adams took office, he reversed de Blasio’s proposal, announcing he would add even more seats to the program.

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