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holdover: an official who remains in office after his term

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public servant collapse: someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)

officeholder collapse: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"

ins collapse

residue collapse: matter that remains after something has been removed

remnant collapse

lame duck collapse: an elected official still in office but not slated to continue

detritus collapse: loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

afterimage collapse: an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased

sawdust collapse: fine particles of wood made by sawing wood

fag end collapse: the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope; the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"

sweepings collapse

leavings collapse

orts collapse

afterglow collapse: the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory"; a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset

debris collapse: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

leftover collapse: a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists; not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"

relics collapse

stubble collapse: short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days

offscourings collapse

filings collapse

odds and ends collapse: a motley assortment of things

incumbent collapse: the official who holds an office; currently holding an office; "the incumbent governor"; necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding; "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"; lying or leaning on something else; "an incumbent geological formation"

survival collapse: something that survives; a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment; a state of surviving; remaining alive

rump collapse: fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round

powers that be collapse

fossil collapse: the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil; characteristic of a fossil

husk collapse: outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds; remove the husks from; "husk corn"

paring collapse: (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"; a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

roach collapse: European freshwater food fish having a greenish back; the butt of a marijuana cigarette; a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead; cut the mane off (a horse); comb (hair) into a roach

remains collapse: any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner"

scouring collapse: moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"

shaving collapse

vestige collapse

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