administration of oath

  • 1Administration — Ad*min is*tra tion (?; 277), n. [OE. administracioun, L. administratio: cf. F. administration.] 1. The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any… …

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  • 2Administration with the will annexed — Administration Ad*min is*tra tion (?; 277), n. [OE. administracioun, L. administratio: cf. F. administration.] 1. The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the… …

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  • 3administration — [ad min΄is trā′shən, ədmin΄is trā′shən] n. [ME administracioun < OFr administration < L administratio < pp. of administrare, ADMINISTER] 1. the act of administering; management; specif., the management of governmental or institutional… …

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  • 4Oath of office of the President of the United States — President Ronald Reagan being administered the oath of office by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger on January 21, 1985. The oath of office of the President of the United States is an oath or …

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  • 5Oath of Allegiance (Canada) — Peter MacKay (left) reciting the Oath of Allegiance, as administered by Kevin G. Lynch (right), Clerk of the Privy Council, and in the presence of Governor General Michaëlle Jean (seated, centre), at Rideau Hall, 14 August 2007 The Canadian Oath… …

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  • 6Oath of office — Lyndon B. Johnson taking the presidential oath of office in 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government… …

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  • 7Oath of Citizenship (Canada) — Immigration to Canada This article is part of a series Topics Canadians …

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  • 8OATH — IN THE BIBLE Definition and Form The truth or inviolability of one s words was commonly attested in ancient Israel by oath – a self curse made in conditional form that went into effect if the condition was fulfilled; e.g., May harm befall me if I …

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  • 9Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom) — King John signing the Magna Carta at Runnymede …

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  • 10Oath of Allegiance (Ireland) — The Irish Oath of Allegiance was a controversial provision in the Anglo Irish Treaty of 1921, which Irish TDs (members of the Irish parliament) and Senators were required to take, in order to take their seats in Dáil Éireann (The Chamber of… …

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