swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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Trump will be sworn in as president for a second time on Monday, January 20.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Trump has vowed to move quickly and aggressively on reshaping federal immigration policy once he's sworn in on Monday, pledging to launch mass deportations and undo Biden administration policies.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
Barack Obama took the oath of office for the second time, and was sworn in on a worn leather Bible once owned by King himself.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
Congressional Republicans are eyeing dozens of Biden administration regulations to roll back once President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in for his second term on Monday.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Trump has vowed to move quickly and aggressively on reshaping federal immigration policy once he's sworn in on Monday, pledging to launch mass deportations and undo Biden administration policies.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
Barack Obama took the oath of office for the second time, and was sworn in on a worn leather Bible once owned by King himself.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
Congressional Republicans are eyeing dozens of Biden administration regulations to roll back once President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in for his second term on Monday.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20in. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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