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verb
To start working at an official appointment to some office.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
assume an office, duty, or title
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: leave office
Broader terms: start, take up
Narrower terms: accede, enter, assume, adopt, take on, take over
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