swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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The top communications official under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly resigned last week, just two weeks after being sworn in to be the department's assistant secretary for public affairs.
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Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
All of these witnesses would be sworn in to answer questions under oath, with their answers recorded by a court reporter.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Mar. 2025
In Paris this February, just a few weeks after being sworn in, Vice-President J. D. Vance addressed a summit on artificial intelligence.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Corry did not provide a reason for his resignation as HHS assistant secretary of Public Affairs in his announcement two weeks after being sworn in.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
All of these witnesses would be sworn in to answer questions under oath, with their answers recorded by a court reporter.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Mar. 2025
In Paris this February, just a few weeks after being sworn in, Vice-President J. D. Vance addressed a summit on artificial intelligence.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Corry did not provide a reason for his resignation as HHS assistant secretary of Public Affairs in his announcement two weeks after being sworn in.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20in. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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