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Office-holder

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

Alternative form of officeholder..

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Any Christian office-holder, be he pope or bishop, emperor or king, was expected to be totally identified with his office, to enter into a spiritual union with it, and this “matrimonial' relationship was signified by the ring bestowed at ordination or coronation ceremony.
One is the idea of an office-holder 'giving an account' of their actions after the event to a body to which they are answerable or responsible.
Traditionally, it has been taken for granted that the most efficient way to organize people was through a system of legally or rationally accepted rules or procedures, with power residing in the appointed office-holder at different levels in the hierarchy (Weber, 1947, pp 329-41).

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What does office-holder mean?

Office-holder means Alternative form of officeholder..

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Any Christian office-holder, be he pope or bishop, emperor or king, was expected to be totally identified with his office, to enter into a spiritual union with it, and this “matrimonial' relationship was signified by the ring bestowed at ordination or coronation ceremony.

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