nominee
Webster Dictionary
a person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office
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investiture
(investment, investiture)
Princeton's WordNet
the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
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investment
(investment, investiture)
Princeton's WordNet
the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
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little office
(Little Office)
Princeton's WordNet
a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar to but shorter than the Divine Office
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shipping office
(shipping office)
Princeton's WordNet
the office of a shipping agent; an office where seamen are hired
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little office
(ˈlɪt lˌnɛk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(sometimes caps.) an office similar to but shorter than the divine office, in honor of the Virgin Mary, a saint, etc.
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lame duck
(ˈlɑ mɪd, -mɛd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an elected official or group continuing in office in the period between an election defeat and a successor's assumption of office.
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running mate
(ˈrʌn ɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a candidate for an office linked with another more important office, as for the vice-presidency.
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presidency
(ˈprɛz ɪ dən si)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the office, function, or term of office of a president.
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depose
(ɪˈpoʊz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to remove from office or position, esp. high office.
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viceroyalty
(ˈvaɪs rɔɪˌʃɪp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the position, office, or period of office of a viceroy.
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-ate
(ˈeɪ ti, ˈɑ ti)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a suffix occurring orig. in nouns borrowed from Latin that denote offices or functions (consulate; triumvirate), as well as institutions or collective bodies (electorate; senate); sometimes extended to denote a person who exercises such a function (magistrate; potentate), an associated place (consulate), or a period of office or rule (protectorate); now joined to stems of any origin and denoting the office, term of office, or territory of a ruler or official (caliphate; khanate).
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pastorate
(ˈpæs tər ɪt, ˈpɑ stər-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the office or term of office of a pastor.
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rabbinate
(ˈræb ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the office or term of office of a rabbi.
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protectorate
(əˈtɛk tər ɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the office, or the term of office, of a protector.
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proconsulate
(ʊˈkɒn sə lɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the office or term of office of a proconsul.
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pontificate
(ɒnˈtɪf ɪ kəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the office or term of office of a pontiff.
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h.o.
(ʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Head Office; Home Office.
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duumvirate
Webster Dictionary
the union of two men in the same office; or the office, dignity, or government of two men thus associated, as in ancient Rome
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vicariate
Webster Dictionary
delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight of a vicar
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senior
Webster Dictionary
one older in office, or whose entrance upon office was anterior to that of another; one prior in grade
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induct
Webster Dictionary
to introduce, as to a benefice or office; to put in actual possession of the temporal rights of an ecclesiastical living, or of any other office, with the customary forms and ceremonies
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run
Webster Dictionary
to cause to stand as a candidate for office; to support for office; as, to run some one for Congress
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dictatorship
Webster Dictionary
the office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power
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proper
(ˈprɒp ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Eccles. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.
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decemvirate
Webster Dictionary
the office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome
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ex officio
Webster Dictionary
from office; by virtue, or as a consequence, of an office; officially
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proctorship
Webster Dictionary
the office or dignity of a proctor; also, the term of his office
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proconsulate
Webster Dictionary
the office jurisdiction of a proconsul, or the term of his office
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entrance
Webster Dictionary
the act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office
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