officeholder

The word “officeholder” has 4 syllables: of-fice-hold-er

It's pronounced as /ˈɒfɪsˌhoʊldər/


What is synonym and antonym for officeholder?

In the thesaurus, “officeholder” has 116 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for officeholder along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for officeholder

  • CEO
  • Party member
  • President
  • administrator
  • agent
  • aide
  • ambassador
  • applicant
  • appointee
  • aspirant
  • assistant
  • baby-kisser
  • bidder
  • big shot
  • boss
  • brains
  • brass
  • bureaucrat
  • cabinet member
  • chair
  • chairman
  • chancellor
  • chief
  • civil servant
  • claimant
  • co-official
  • commissioner
  • competitor
  • comptroller
  • congressperson
  • consul
  • contender
  • contestant
  • dark horse
  • delegate
  • deputy
  • desk-jockey
  • dignitary
  • diplomat
  • director
  • elected official
  • entrant
  • envoy
  • exec
  • executive
  • favorite son
  • flunkey
  • flunkie
  • flunky
  • front office
  • functionary
  • government worker
  • governor
  • handshaker
  • head
  • head person
  • higher-up
  • hopeful
  • incumbent
  • job-hunter
  • lawmaker
  • leader
  • legate
  • legislator
  • liaison
  • lieutenant
  • magistrate
  • manager
  • marshal
  • mayor
  • member of Congress
  • member of parliament
  • minion
  • minister
  • nominee
  • office seeker
  • officer
  • official
  • orator
  • organization administrator
  • panjandrum
  • partisan
  • pencil-pusher
  • petitioner
  • plenipotentiary
  • politician
  • possibility
  • possible choice
  • pothunter
  • premier
  • president
  • prime minister
  • public employee
  • public official
  • public servant
  • regulator
  • representative
  • runner
  • secretary
  • seeker
  • senator
  • solicitant
  • speaker
  • statesperson
  • stumper
  • successor
  • suitor
  • superintendent
  • supervisor
  • top
  • top brass
  • top dog
  • treasurer
  • underling
  • whistle-stopper
  • write-in

Antonyms for officeholder

  • employee

Meanings of officeholder

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

Example Sentences

  • The newly elected officeholder promised to focus on education reform.
  • As an experienced officeholder, she is familiar with the challenges of public service.
  • Every officeholder has a responsibility to act in the best interest of their constituents.
  • The role of an officeholder requires balancing public opinion with policy decisions.
  • The debate highlighted the differences between the candidates and the current officeholder.

On this page you'll find 117 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to officeholder, such as: CEO, Party member, President, administrator, agent, aide, ambassador.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

official

  • CEO
  • President
  • abetted
  • accredited
  • administrator
  • agent
  • approved
  • authentic
  • authenticated
  • authoritative
  • authorized
  • big shot
  • bona fide
  • boss
  • brains
  • brass
  • bureaucrat
  • canonical
  • cathedral
  • ceremonious
  • certified
  • chair
  • chairman
  • chancellor
  • civil servant
  • cleared
  • co-official
  • commissioner
  • comptroller
  • conclusive
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  • customary
  • decided
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  • dignitary
  • director
  • encouraged
  • endorsed
  • established
  • ex cathedra
  • ex officio
  • exec
  • executive
  • fitting
  • flunkey
  • flunkie
  • flunky
  • formal
  • front office
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  • governor
  • head
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  • higher-up
  • incumbent
  • indorsed
  • lawful
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  • magistrate
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  • minion
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  • officeholder
  • officer
  • okay
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  • panjandrum
  • permissible
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  • premier
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  • public servant
  • real
  • recognized
  • regulation
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  • rightful
  • sanctioned
  • secretary
  • semiofficial
  • suggested
  • suitable
  • superintendent
  • supervisor
  • supported
  • top
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  • top dog
  • treasurer
  • true
  • underling
  • valid

officiary

officials

  • President
  • administration
  • administrators
  • admiral
  • advisers
  • authority
  • beadledom
  • board
  • bureau
  • bureaucrats
  • cabinet
  • chair
  • chairmen
  • chairperson
  • chairs
  • city hall
  • civil service
  • command
  • commander
  • commissioners
  • committee
  • consulate
  • department
  • directorate
  • directors
  • embassy
  • executive
  • executives
  • feds
  • flunkeys
  • flunkies
  • front office
  • functionaries
  • general
  • governing body
  • government
  • headquarters
  • heads
  • legislature
  • management
  • managers
  • minions
  • ministry
  • officeholders
  • officers
  • officialdom
  • powers
  • powers that be
  • presidency
  • presidium
  • public servants
  • red tape
  • regulators
  • regulatory commission
  • stewards
  • superintendents
  • supervisors
  • the Establishment
  • the system
  • top brass
  • underlings
  • upstairs

officer

  • President
  • administrator
  • agent
  • appointee
  • arm
  • badge
  • black and white
  • bobby
  • bull
  • bureaucrat
  • captain
  • centurion
  • chair
  • chairman
  • chief
  • civil servant
  • co-official
  • commissioner
  • constable
  • constabulary
  • cop
  • copper
  • deputy
  • detective
  • dick
  • dignitary
  • director
  • executive
  • flatfoot
  • flunkey
  • flunkie
  • flunky
  • functionary
  • fuzz
  • gendarme
  • gumshoe
  • hawkshaw
  • head
  • heat
  • inspector
  • investigator
  • lawman
  • leader
  • lieutenant
  • magistrate
  • man
  • manager
  • marshal
  • marshall
  • minion
  • mounty
  • noncom
  • officeholder
  • official
  • operative
  • organization administrator
  • patrolman
  • peace officer
  • plainclothesman
  • police
  • police force
  • police officer
  • policeman
  • policewoman
  • private detective
  • private eye
  • private investigator
  • public servant
  • regulator
  • representative
  • sergeant
  • shamus
  • sheriff
  • sherlock
  • sleuth
  • sleuthhound
  • superintendent
  • supervisor
  • trooper
  • underling

officiaries


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