Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oath of office

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: oath of of-fice
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oath taken before officially taking office.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

oaths of office (plural)

Questions

What does oath of office mean?: An oath taken before officially taking office.

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