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Meaning of oath of office | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An oath taken before officially taking office.

Equivalents

Deutsch Amtseid
Suomi virkavala
Bahasa Indonesia sumpah jabatan
Nederlands ambtseed

Examples

“Chief Justice Burger cut⟳ into my reverie. "Mr. Vice President," he asked, "are you prepared to take⟳ the oath of office as President of the United States?" Betty was holding the Bible. I placed my hand on it, repeated the oath and then walked over to the podium.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

oath-brother oath-helper oath-helping oath-ring oathbreach oathbreaker

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