officeholder

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English office Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English holder English officeholder From office + holder.

1. A person who holds an office, especially one appointed or elected to a public office.

   “But it’s an open question as to what happens if the officeholder is instead fired by the President.”

   “But even as he pledges financial support, Trump has not ruled out intervening in primaries to bolster challengers against Republican officeholders he perceives as insufficiently loyal.”