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Oath of allegiance, an oath whereby a subject or citizen acknowledges a duty of allegiance and swears loyalty to monarch or country. Oath of citizenship, an oath taken by immigrants that officially naturalizes immigrants into citizens. Oath of office, an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office.
Lyndon B. Johnson taking the American presidential oath of office in 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before assuming the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations.
The oath may be taken individually or in a group. If taken individually, the oath taker places his or her left hand on a copy of the Constitution, and raises his or her right hand in a fist. If taken in a group, one person leads the ceremony, with his or her left hand on a copy of the Constitution and his or her right hand raised in a fist.
New citizens take an oath to that effect at the end of their naturalization process: [17] The oath in Italian is: Giuro di essere fedele alla Repubblica e di osservare la Costituzione e le leggi dello Stato. The English translation of the oath is: I swear to be loyal to the Republic and to observe the Constitution and the laws of the State.
The Secretariat of The Executive Office of The President (Sekretariat Kantor Staf Presiden) is headed by The Head of Secretariat who is a career civil servant. Even though the secretariat works under the Chief of Staff to the President to run the administrative aspect of the Office, the secretariat consists of civil servants coordinated and ...
Elisabeth Kopp's oath of office after her election to the Swiss Federal Council in 1984. The Schwurhand (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvuːɐ̯hant], "swear-hand"; Dutch: spreekgebaar) is a heraldic charge depicting the hand gesture that is used in Germanic Europe and neighbouring countries, when swearing an oath in court, in office, or in swearing-in.
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The Oaths Act 1978 (c. 19) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.. Part I of the act applies to England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Section 1 provides that an oath may be administered by the person taking the oath holding the New Testament, or, in the case of a Jew, the O