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holdover

DEFINITIONS OF: holdover

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n something that has survived from the past

“a holdover from the sixties”
Synonyms:
hangover
Type of:
survival
something that survives

n an official who remains in office after his term

Synonyms:
hangover
Type of:
functionary, official
a worker who holds or is invested with an office
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