Hold office

Synonyms for hold office
verb rule, have power

manage
wield
direct
determine
supervise
dominate
control
coach
force
subdue
influence
administer
coerce

curb
dictate
regulate
prevail
check
lead
compel
repress
tyrannize
charge
restrain
conduct
override

sway
hinder
head
run
superintend
prescribe
stop
reign
boss
conquer
govern
exact
officiate

domineer
guide
push
constrain
oppress
predominate
take over
overbear
exercise power
have authority
preside over
reign over

Antonyms for hold office

surrender
release
aid
assist
liberate
permit
comply
consent
obey
retreat
contradict
countermand

revoke
mismanage
abandon
give up
let go
yield
start
neglect
leave alone
encourage
help
lose

allow
follow
free
leave
advance
serve
submit
oppose
recall
reverse

Synonyms
verb take control; rule

control
manage
oversee
conduct
dictate
administer
supervise
regulate
carry out
guide

head
run
render
lead
superintend
sway
direct
reign
tyrannize
command

execute
captain
overrule
order
steer
pilot
assume command
be in power
call the shots
call the signals

exercise authority
head up
hold dominion
hold sway
lay down the law
occupy throne
pull the strings
serve the people
wear the crown
be in the driver’s seat

Antonyms

obey
comply
surrender
acquiesce
consent
permit

abandon
mismanage
leave
neglect
follow
serve

fail
agree
yield
allow
give way

Synonyms
verb present image of; symbolize

show
perform
serve
produce
mean
exemplify
be
exhibit
imitate
express
body
betoken

equal
reproduce
typify
equate
impersonate
substitute
personify
epitomize
embody
factor
copy
enact

stage
put on
stand for
steward
serve as
speak for
act as
act as broker
act for
act in place of
appear as
assume the role of

be agent for
be attorney for
be proxy for
buy for
correspond to
do business for
emblematize
play the part
sell for

Antonyms

refuse
differ
oppose

reverse
imbalance
stop

be original