current holder

collocation in English

meaningsofcurrentandholder

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current
adjective
uk
/ˈkʌr.ənt/us
/ˈkɝː.ənt/
of the ...
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holder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhəʊl.dər/us
/ˈhoʊl.dɚ/
a device for putting objects in or for keeping them ...
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(Definition ofcurrentandholderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One cannot dissociate that view from the very distinguishedcurrentholderof that office.
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For the only powers available to thecurrentholderof that post—and any future holder—are those granted to him by statute.
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Thecurrentholderof the office implies that his policies are not to be judged by whether the prison population decreases.
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The first postholder was female, thecurrentholderis male.
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By law, previous holders of the lease can be forced to pay the arrears, if thecurrentholderdefaults on payment.
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It is a little unfortunate that a former holder of an office and thecurrentholderof that office should disagree about these matters.
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An employee will be eligible for the exemption if he or she is thecurrentholderof an orange badge because of his or her disability.
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However, as noted with the example of thecurrentholder, a subsidiary title may just as easily and legally be used.
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These called for paying the original holder of the security at full value, and reimbursing thecurrentholderof the security for its purchase price.
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It is thecurrentholderof 17 national and 2 international awards.
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If both teams won one of these games, or if both games were drawn, the cup was retained by itscurrentholder.
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Thecurrentholderhas a lozenge (female) variant of the coat of arms adopted in 2001.
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Thecurrentholderof the console semaphore (consolesem) will notice the new output in releaseconsolesem and will send it to the consoles before releasing the semaphore.
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There is no known heir to the barony so on the death of thecurrentholder, it will become dormant until either extinction is proved or an heir found.
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In a number of cases, although the offices attract fees or honoraria, the current holders forgo remuneration.
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They are kept by the current holders of the shares and by the institutions that sell stocks and shares.
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No one has suggested that the sums lost will involve the current holders of benefits.
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The current holders, eljezniar, defended their title and brought home the fifth cup title it their history.
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They are the current holders of both titles, won in 2013 and 2012.
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Hamilton rejected both repudiation and discrimination and championed redemption, i.e. reserving payment at full value strictly to the current holders of the certificates, with arrears of interest.
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