swear sb in
— Phrasal Verb with swear /sweər/ verb (past tense swore, past participle sworn)Definition
› to make someone such as a president, judge, etc officially promise to be honest and responsible when they start their job: [often passive] Mr Stein was sworn in as City Council president yesterday.
(Definition of swear sb in from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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