In office meaning in English

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Definition

(He is no longer) in office: (He is no longer) governing, in power idiom

Note that this is not the same meaning as "to be in the office":

He is no longer in the office. He went home at 5pm.

an office: a room or part of a building in which people work, especially sitting at tables with computers, telephones, etc. noun

Examples

"Shrub has 3 more years in office before his second term expires."

Exercise 1

Select the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Moira likes to be complimented on her appearance.

Two thirds of American voters do not agree with the current policies of the US president.

President Tom Shrub began his second political term 3 years ago.

In the last presidential elections, Tom Shrub won 67% of the vote.

Select the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Moira likes to be complimented on her appearance.

This statement is false. At the beginning of this broadcast, Brent compliments Moira, saying "you look wonderful this morning". Moira then replies that they have already discussed the issue of making comments about personal appearance. Brent recalls their previous conversation, saying "no more personal comments or you'll call my wife?" Moira is discouraging Brent from making these types of comments during their reports, and we know that she has already mentioned this to him previously. We can assume that this is something that Moira doesn't appreciate.

Two thirds of American voters do not agree with the current policies of the US president.

This is a true statement, and the main subject of this report. Moira says that "67% percent of Americans of voting age disapprove of the job the US President Tom Shrub is currently doing", which means that a recent sample of people's opinions has found that a majority (2/3 or two thirds) of Americans are unhappy with the present policies of President Shrub.

President Tom Shrub began his second political term 3 years ago.

This statement is false. Whilst it is true that President Shrub is in his second term of office, Moira actually says that President "Shrub has 3 more years in office before his second term expires", meaning that the Presidency will end in 3 years time. "A (political) term" refers to the period of time a politician holds an office or serves as an elected official. The US President can serve 2 terms of 4 years each. The verb "to expire" describes the end of an action.

In the last presidential elections, Tom Shrub won 67% of the vote.

This statement is false. Moira does not mention anything about elections. Moira is reporting about a "poll" or a "survey" which is a record of people's opinions on the actions and policies of the current US president.

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