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Noun: officeholder  'ó-fis,hówl-du(r)
  1. Someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
    "he is an officeholder of the court";
    - officer
     
  2. The official who holds an office
    "The officeholder served two terms";
    - incumbent

Derived forms: officeholders

Type of: functionary, holder, official

Encyclopedia: Officeholder