take office

to begin serving as an elected or appointed official. When did the mayor take office? All the elected officials took office just after the election.

Assume an official position or employment, as in The new chair takes office after the first of the year. [Mid-1800s]

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Stefcia	STEF-chah	Polish
Calum	KAL-um	Scottish
Pedr	-	Welsh
Salvatrix	-	Late Roman
Jayanti	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Evander (2)	ee-VAN-dər, ə-VAN-dər	Scottish, English