die in office
Expire while serving
To die in office is to pass away while still holding a position, typically a political or official one.
The phrase usually refers to leaders—presidents, popes, judges—who never retired or were removed: Four U.S. presidents have died in office from assassination.
It implies the person served until the end, whether by choice or circumstance.
- Abraham LincolnCivil War era leader
- deathCessation of life
- presidentElected leader of nation
- state funeralOfficial ceremony honoring deceased leader
- prime ministerLeader of a parliamentary state
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