ADJ
exalted, great, high, important | minor | lucrative, prestigious | hereditary | national, public | ecclesiastical, judicial, ministerial, political
VERB + OFFICE
run for, stand for
She decided to stand for office as a candidate in the local election last year.
hold, remain in, retain, stay in
The mayor remained in office for three consecutive terms before retiring.
be appointed to, be elected to
be re-elected to, be returned to
The popular mayor was returned to office after winning the election by a wide margin.
assume, be sworn into, come into, come to, enter, take, take up
After winning the election, the new president will take office next month.
give up, leave, lose, relinquish, resign from, retire from, vacate | be driven from, be forced from, be removed from, be suspended from, be turned out of
OFFICE + NOUN
holder
PREP
in ~
The mayor has been in office for three years and plans to run for reelection.
out of ~
The mayor made many changes after returning to power, undoing decisions made when out of office.
PHRASES
a candidate for office, duties of the office, a term of office
The mayor completed her first term of office and decided to run for re-election.