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hold office — ► GOVERNMENT, POLITICS to have a position of authority, especially in government: »A president can only hold office for two terms of four years each. »Things were not very different when the previous government held office. Main Entry: ↑hold … Financial and business terms
hold office — Synonyms and related words: alternate, be in office, be the incumbent, cover, do a hitch, do a stint, do a tour, do time, enlist, fill an office, fill in for, have a go, have tenure, keep a watch, occupy a post, re up, reenlist, relieve, serve… … Moby Thesaurus
hold office — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. be in office, direct, rule; see command 2 , govern , manage 1 … English dictionary for students
hold office — occupy a position of authority (in a government, administration, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
Hold — Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed, tend… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Office management — Office manager is a profession related to office supervisory positions. People that hold office management positions conduct special studies and based on the results of these special studies, they develop reports. Apart from developing reports,… … Wikipedia
hold — A process by which a bank restricts funds deposited by checks. Usually but not always used to restrict the proceeds of checks drawn on other banks until the funds have been transferred by the drawor s bank to an account that the depositor s bank… … Financial and business terms
hold — hold1 W1S1 [həuld US hould] v past tense and past participle held [held] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in your hand/arms)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(keep something in position)¦ 4¦(job/title)¦ 5¦(keep/store)¦ 6¦(keep something available for somebody)¦ 7¦(keep somebody… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hold — I UK [həʊld] / US [hoʊld] verb Word forms hold : present tense I/you/we/they hold he/she/it holds present participle holding past tense held UK [held] / US past participle held *** 1) [transitive] to carry something using your hands or arms Can… … English dictionary
