holdover

English Thesaurus

1. something that has survived from the past (noun.act)

hypernym	:	survival,
definition	:	something that survives (noun.act)

2. an official who remains in office after his term (noun.person)

hypernym	:	functionary, official,
definition	:	a worker who holds or is invested with an office (noun.person)

3. something that has survived from the past (noun.act)

derivation	:	hold over,
definition	:	keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time (verb.stative)

4. an official who remains in office after his term (noun.person)

derivation	:	hold over,
definition	:	continue a term of office past the normal period of time (verb.stative)

5. something that has survived from the past (noun.act)

derivation	:	hold over,
definition	:	keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time (verb.stative)

6. an official who remains in office after his term (noun.person)

derivation	:	hold over,
definition	:	continue a term of office past the normal period of time (verb.stative)