officeholding

English

Etymology

office +‎ holding

Noun

officeholding (uncountable)

1. The holding of an office (formal role).
   • 2007 May 27, Ronald Smothers, “New Jersey Moves to End Its Dual-Office Tradition”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The boom in holding two offices at once was set off in 1962 by the State Supreme Court, which, in two separate rulings, upheld three instances of dual officeholding at the municipal and county levels.

Adjective

officeholding (not comparable)

1. Holding a formal office.

   Antonym: nonofficeholding