OFFICEHOLDER

incumbent, officeholder

(noun) the official who holds an office

officeholder, officer

(noun) someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; “he is an officer of the court”; “the club elected its officers for the coming year”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

officeholder (plural officeholders)

A person who holds an office, especially one appointed or elected to a public office; an incumbent

Source: Wiktionary


Of"fice*hold"er, n.

Definition: An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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18 June 2025

SOUARI

(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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