english
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general::
Phrase(s): take office to begin serving as an elected or appointed official. • When did the mayor take office? • All the elected officials took office just after the election.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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general::
Assume an official position or employment, as in The new chair takes office after the first of the year. [Mid-1800s]
American Heritage Idioms