"office-holder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: office-holders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} office-holder (plural office-holders)
  1. Alternative form of officeholder Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: officeholder
    Sense id: en-office-holder-en-noun-DGEPBq0N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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