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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust;
- Example: "he is an officer of the court"
- Example: "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
[syn: officeholder, officer]

2. the official who holds an office;
[syn: incumbent, officeholder]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Officeholder \Of"fice*hold"er\, n.
   One who holds an office; an officer, particularly one in the
   civil service; a placeman.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

officeholder
    n 1: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who
         holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court";
         "the club elected its officers for the coming year" [syn:
         officeholder, officer]
    2: the official who holds an office [syn: incumbent,
       officeholder]