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Holdover   /hˈoʊldˌoʊvər/   Listen
Holdover

noun
1.
An official who remains in office after his term.  Synonym: hangover.
2.
Something that has survived from the past.  Synonym: hangover.  "Hangovers from the 19th century"





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... constitution" came into effect in December 1992 replacing the Communist-imposed Constitution of 22 July 1952; new democratic Constitution being drafted Legal system: mixture of Continental (Napoleonic) civil law and holdover Communist legal theory; changes being gradually introduced as part of broader democratization process; limited judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction National holiday: Constitution Day, 3 May (1791) Political parties and ...
— The 1993 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


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