Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

office-holder

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: of-fice-hold-er
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of officeholder.

Example Sentences

"Any Christian office-holder, be he pope or bishop, emperor or king, was expected to be totally identified with his office, to enter into a spiritual union with it, and this “matrimonial' relationship was signified by the ring bestowed at ordination or coronation ceremony."
"One is the idea of an office-holder 'giving an account' of their actions after the event to a body to which they are answerable or responsible."
"Traditionally, it has been taken for granted that the most efficient way to organize people was through a system of legally or rationally accepted rules or procedures, with power residing in the appointed office-holder at different levels in the hierarchy (Weber, 1947, pp 329-41)."

Inflected Forms

office-holders (plural)

Questions

What does office-holder mean?: Alternative form of officeholder.

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