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holdover

noun

1 holdover

An official who remains in office after his term.

synonym: hangover.

Roget 133: lateness etc. adj.; tardiness etc. (slowness) 275.    delay, delation; cunctation, procrastination; deferring, deferral etc. ... show more

2 holdover

Something that has survived from the past:
— A holdover from the sixties.

synonym: hangover.


Moby thesaurus: afterglow, afterimage, balance, butt, butt end, candle ends, chaff, debris, detritus, end, fag end, filings, fossil, husks, incumbent, ins, jack-in-office, lame duck, leavings, leftovers ... show more.

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