1. An official who remains in office after their term
   "The holdover from the previous administration provided continuity during the transition";
   - hangover
    
2. Something that has survived from the past
   "a holdover from the sixties";
   - hangover

1. Keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
   "The popular movie was held over for another week"
    
2. Continue a term of office past the normal period of time
   "The board voted to hold over the current president for another year"
    
3. Hold back to a later time
   "let's hold over the exam";
   - postpone, prorogue, put over, table [N. Amer], shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off, put back
    
4. Hold over goods to be sold for the next season
   "The store hold overd winter coats to next year";
   - carry over
    
5. Intimidate somebody (with a threat)
   "The boss held over the employees with threats of layoffs"

Derived forms: holdovers, holds over, held over, holding over

See also: keep

Type of: continue, delay, functionary, hold, hold on, intimidate, keep, maintain, official, remain, stay, stay on, survival

Encyclopedia: Holdover