Holdover — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an official who remains in office after his term

something that has survived from the past

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈoʊldoʊvɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛʃənz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛʃənz/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈoʊldoʊvɚ/.

Examples

a holdover from the sixties
hangovers from the 19th century

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hangover

Parts of Speech

noun	an official who remains in office after his term
noun	something that has survived from the past “a holdover from the sixties”

Word Forms

hold over

verb

continue a term of office past the normal period of time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überbleibsel

ein Beamter, der nach Ablauf seiner Amtszeit im Amt bleibt

🇫🇷French

vestige

un fonctionnaire qui reste en fonction après son mandat

🇪🇸Spanish

vestigio

un funcionario que permanece en el cargo después de su mandato

🇮🇹Italian

mantenimento

un funzionario che resta in carica dopo il suo mandato

🇳🇱Dutch

overblijfsel

een ambtenaar die na zijn ambtstermijn in functie blijft

🇵🇹Portuguese

remanescente

um funcionário que permanece no cargo após o seu mandato

🇷🇺Russian

пережиток

должностное лицо, остающееся на своем посту после окончания срока его полномочий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थगित करना

एक अधिकारी जो अपने कार्यकाल के बाद भी पद पर बना रहता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হোল্ডওভার

একজন কর্মকর্তা যিনি তার মেয়াদের পরেও অফিসে থাকেন

🇮🇳Tamil

வைத்திருக்கும்

பதவியில் இருக்கும் ஒரு அதிகாரி

🇮🇳Telugu

హోల్డ్ ఓవర్

అతని పదవీకాలం తర్వాత పదవిలో ఉన్న అధికారి

🇮🇳Marathi

होल्डओव्हर

एक अधिकारी जो त्याच्या कार्यकाळानंतर पदावर राहतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોલ્ડઓવર

એક અધિકારી જે તેની મુદત પછી પદ પર રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಡುವಳಿ

ತನ್ನ ಅವಧಿಯ ನಂತರ ಕಚೇರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿಯುವ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹോൾഡോവർ

തൻ്റെ കാലാവധിക്കു ശേഷവും ഓഫീസിൽ തുടരുന്ന ഒരു ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੋਲਡਓਵਰ

ਇੱਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਜੋ ਆਪਣੇ ਕਾਰਜਕਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਅਹੁਦੇ 'ਤੇ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہولڈ اوور

ایک اہلکار جو اپنی مدت کے بعد عہدے پر رہتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

保留

任期结束后仍留任的官员

🇯🇵Japanese

ホールドオーバー

任期後もその職に留まる役人

🇰🇷Korean

이월

임기 후에도 계속 재직하는 공무원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giữ lại

một quan chức vẫn còn tại chức sau nhiệm kỳ của mình

🇹🇭Thai

ถือครอง

ข้าราชการซึ่งคงอยู่ในตำแหน่งภายหลังวาระ

🇮🇩Indonesian

peninggalan

seorang pejabat yang tetap menjabat setelah masa jabatannya

🇲🇾Malay

penahanan

pegawai yang kekal memegang jawatan selepas penggalnya

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

نگهدارنده

مقامی که پس از پایان دوره خود در سمت خود باقی می ماند

🇹🇷Turkish

kalıntı

görev süresinden sonra görevde kalan bir yetkili

🇮🇱Hebrew

החזקה

פקיד שנשאר בתפקידו לאחר כהונתו

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The primary meaning of 'holdover' is 'an official who remains in office after his term'.

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Using 'holdover' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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