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TAKE OFFICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does take office mean? 

TAKE OFFICE (verb)
  The verb TAKE OFFICE has 1 sense:

1. assume an office, duty, or titleplay

  Familiarity information: TAKE OFFICE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TAKE OFFICE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Assume an office, duty, or title

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

When will the new President take office?

Hypernyms (to "take office" is one way to...):

start; take up (begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "take office"):

accede; enter (take on duties or office)

adopt; assume; take on; take over (take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Antonym:

leave office (give up or retire from a position)


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