holdover

A noun referring to a person who remains in a position or office beyond the usual term, or something that has persisted or survived from an earlier period.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, остающегося на должности или посту дольше обычного срока, или что-то, что сохранилось или уцелело из более раннего периода.esPersona que permanece en un cargo o puesto más tiempo de lo habitual, o algo que perdura o sobrevive de un período anterior.frPersonne qui reste en fonction ou en poste au-delà de la durée normale, ou chose qui subsiste ou survit d'une période antérieure.deSubstantiv für eine Person, die länger als üblich in einem Amt oder auf einem Posten bleibt, oder für etwas, das aus einer früheren Zeit erhalten geblieben ist.ptSubstantivo que designa uma pessoa que permanece em um cargo ou posição além do prazo normal, ou algo que persistiu ou sobreviveu de um período anterior.zh指任职或任期超过正常期限而留任的人，也指从较早时期残存或遗留下来的人或事物。arاسم يشير إلى شخص يبقى في منصبه أو وظيفته بعد انتهاء المدة المعتادة، أو إلى شيء باقٍ أو متخلّف من فترة سابقة.

1. Official remaining in office C1 formal political

   An official who continues in office beyond the end of the regular term, usually until a replacement is appointed.

   • The ambassador served as a holdover for six months after the election.
   • Several holdovers from the previous administration still attended cabinet meetings.
   • The committee chair remained a holdover due to delays in confirming a new leader.
   • He was criticized for acting as a holdover without democratic mandate.

   ruОставленный на постуesFuncionario en funcionesfrTitulaire maintenu en fonctiondeIm Amt verbliebenptServidor em exercício além do mandatozh留任官员arالباقي في منصبه

   Antônimos: appointee

2. Survival from the past B2 informal

   Something that has persisted or survived from an earlier time, often no longer common or relevant.

   • The tradition of wearing a hat in church is a holdover from the Victorian era.
   • His old-fashioned manners are a holdover from his strict upbringing.
   • The one-room schoolhouse was a holdover from the pioneer days.
   • The use of fax machines in that office is a holdover from the 1990s.

   ruПережиток прошлогоesSupervivencia del pasadofrSurvivance du passédeÜberbleibsel der VergangenheitptResquício do passadozh历史遗留arمُخَلَّفَات المَاضِي

   Sinônimos: anachronismhangoverrelicremnantsurvivalthrowbackvestige

   Antônimos: innovation

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• holdover's possessive singular form