| NOUN | person | holdover, hangover | an official who remains in office after his term |
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| act | holdover, hangover | something that has survived from the past |
| Sounds | hhow'ldow.ver | |
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| Rhymes | achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver... | |
| Meaning | An official who remains in office after his term. | |
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| Synonym | hangover | |
| Broader | official, functionary | A worker who holds or is invested with an office |
| Verbs | hold over | continue a term of office past the normal period of time |
| Meaning | Something that has survived from the past. | |
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| Example | "a holdover from the sixties" | |
| Synonym | hangover | |
| Broader | survival | Something that survives |
| Verbs | hold over | keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time |
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