holdover

Noun
US[hohl-doh-ver]/ˈhoʊlˌdoʊvɚ/3 syllables
Synonyms: hangover

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. an official who remains in office after their termSynonyms: hangoverType of official, functionary
  2. something that has survived from the past“a holdover from the sixties”“hangovers from the 19th century”Synonyms: hangoverType of survival

Related words hold over verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

holdover noun

Any person or thing remaining from a previous period of use, tenure, etc; Specifically: an official who remains in office after his term. Syn. — hangover.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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