Sentence examples for the officeholder from inspiring English sources
noun
A person who holds an office, especially one appointed or elected to a public office; an incumbent
In 22 of those states, the officeholder was the attorney general.
To define them and deliver on them is the truer test of the officeholder.
Unless a scandal or a bad performance reeks of incompetence or criminality, the officeholder doesn't get the blame.
If the officeholder already holds a position, however, "who types up the position paper is not significant," he said.
Although the council has no say in the appointment of the mayor, the officeholder usually represents the largest political group in the council.
Lists of major donors who might be induced to contribute or, better yet, place a call to the officeholder himself are a click away.
The theory in question: American voters often blame incumbents for things the officeholders can't control.
It's not only the officeholders who have reputations to protect.
The officeholders, Mr. Witten said, "are all telling this court that this money corrupts".
If there's a bias in our media system, it's deference toward the powerful, the officeholders, the wealthy.
It is hard to fault the officeholders for using their prominence to raise money for such programs, the donors for contributing or the charities for accepting the money.
