swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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During the week in January 2021 when Biden was sworn in it was 2.77%.
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David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
Seven months and 12 days after she was sworn in as a councilwoman in Hialeah following four runs to win a council seat, Pacheco was removed from office after she was accused of falsely billing private insurers millions of dollars for medically unnecessary services at her addiction treatment center.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
Former Boone County deputy and Villa Hills police officer Tyler Brockman was sworn in on Monday, the police department announced on its Facebook page.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 20 June 2024
Kyra Harris Bolden made history when she was sworn in as an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court on January 1, 2023, becoming the youngest and first Black woman to sit on the state’s high court at 34 years old.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 20 June 2024
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David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
Seven months and 12 days after she was sworn in as a councilwoman in Hialeah following four runs to win a council seat, Pacheco was removed from office after she was accused of falsely billing private insurers millions of dollars for medically unnecessary services at her addiction treatment center.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
Former Boone County deputy and Villa Hills police officer Tyler Brockman was sworn in on Monday, the police department announced on its Facebook page.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 20 June 2024
Kyra Harris Bolden made history when she was sworn in as an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court on January 1, 2023, becoming the youngest and first Black woman to sit on the state’s high court at 34 years old.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 20 June 2024
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20in. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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