"officeholder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: officeholders [plural]
Etymology: From office + holder. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|office|holder}} office + holder Head templates: {{en-noun}} officeholder (plural officeholders)
  1. A person who holds an office, especially one appointed or elected to a public office; an incumbent Synonyms: office holder, office-holder Translations (person who holds an office): държавен чиновник (dǎržaven činovnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), viranhaltija (Finnish), Amtsinhaber [masculine] (German), ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥൻ (udyōgasthaṉ) [masculine] (Malayalam), funcionario [masculine] (Spanish)

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